conventicler

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noun

Someone who supports or frequents conventicles.

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Meanings

nounconventicler (plural conventiclers)

plural conventiclers

  1. Someone who supports or frequents conventicles.

    I fear 'tis unavoidable if the conventiclers be permitted still to scatter. A man may be suffered to quote an adversary to our religion when he speaks truth

    [1682], [John] Dryden, Religio Laici or A Laymans Faith. A Poem, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Origin

From conventicle + -er.

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Translations

German Konventikler
  • KonventiklerOne who supports or frequents conventicles
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APA

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MLA

“conventicler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conventicler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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