coven

co·ven

noun \ˈkə-vən also ˈkō-\

Definition of COVEN

1

: a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities <a coven of intellectuals>

2

: an assembly or band of usually 13 witches

Examples of COVEN

1. <a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings>

Origin of COVEN

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

Related to COVEN

Synonyms: body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, gang, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set

Related Words: charmed circle, elite, in-group; closed shop; club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society; camp, faction, sect, side, tribe; mess, squad; brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority; commune; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union

Near Antonyms: loner; individualist

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with COVEN

woven