- 1. n. A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly. Source: opted
- 2. n. An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics. Source: opted
- 3. n. a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) Source: wordnet
- 5. n. a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship n. a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) Source: ecdict
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