conventicling

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/kənˈvɛntɪk(ə)lɪŋ/

adjective

Belonging or going to, or resembling, a conventicle

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of conventicle
adjectiveconventicling (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteBelonging or going to, or resembling, a conventicle

    conventicling schools […] set up and taught secretly by fanatics

    1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
nounconventicling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAttendance or holding of a conventicle.
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