Dreye權威釋義 | conventicle

n.[C]【英】【史】

（十六、十七世紀）非國教教派的祕密集會
Some of them were ousted for holding conventicles.
他們中的一些人由於舉行非國教教派的祕密集會而被驅逐出去了。
非國教教派祕密集會處
She became equally averse to the church and the conventicle.
她對教堂和非國教教派的祕密集會處變得同樣地不喜歡。

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以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)l/

n.

historical a secret or unlawful religious meeting, typically of nonconformists.

ME: from L. conventiculum ‘(place of) assembly’, dimin. of conventus ‘assembly, company’, from convenire (see convene).

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》