conventicle

noun

Definition of conventiclenext
as in house

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  1. house
  2. meetinghouse
  3. hall
  4. camp
Noun
  • Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • In November, Kevin sets tree stands low in mountain draws, often fairly close to houses, roads, and developments.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of house
Noun
  • Although the city has lost other historic buildings in recent years, according to Building Salt Lake, the meetinghouse was not supposed to be one of them.
    Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The meetinghouse was evacuated, the department said.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Definition of meetinghouse
Noun
  • Above the hall entrance is a hutch made of reclaimed wood that hides the projector.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
  • After all, only a few miles from this very room is our Statue of Liberty, past which life began anew for millions, where the peoples from nearly every country in this hall joined to build these United States.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hall
Noun
  • The killing is the 72nd homicide investigated by Oakland police this year, and the first since Sept. 28 when a 32-year-old man suffered fatal gunshot wounds at a homeless camp in the 600 block of 29th Street in West Oakland.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The players have to scramble for bamboo tubes hidden all over camp with different amounts of money in them.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of camp
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