coven

noun

co·​ven ˈkə-vən 

 also  ˈkō-

1

: a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities

a coven of intellectuals

2

: an assembly or band of usually 13 witches

Synonyms

• body
• bunch
• circle
• clan
• clique
• community
• coterie
• crowd
• fold
• galère
• gang
• klatch
• klatsch
• lot
• network
• pack
• ring
• set

Examples of coven in a Sentence

a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite Osha passing, the Jedi refused to sign off on bringing the twins to Coruscant and separating them from their coven. —Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 9 July 2024

Kathryn Hahn seeks a new witchy coven in Agatha All Along. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2024

The filmmaker leads her de facto coven’s narrative at its start but opens the film up for reflections on numerous troubled pregnancies and their sometimes devastating impacts on young families. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 June 2024

Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven and set off down, down, down The Road. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English covin agreement, confederacy, from Anglo-French covine, from Medieval Latin convenium agreement, from Latin convenire to agree — more at convenient

First Known Use

circa 1520, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

coven

noun

cov·​en

ˈkəv-ən

: a meeting or band of witches