conventicle

noun

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as in house

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  1. house
  2. meetinghouse
  3. hall
  4. camp
Noun
  • The kitchen clock shows information relevant to the kitchen, while the office display can show information generated elsewhere in the house.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The house will include Osbourne’s hits plus some deep cuts, Sauls said.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • Plans call for an 82,000-square-foot, multistory temple, including a meetinghouse and an accompanying ancillary building.
    — Scott McIntosh, Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026
  • Four people died in a shooting at a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan last September.
    — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2026
Definition of meetinghouse
Noun
  • Art Garfunkel still lives down the hall from Maier, and Paul Simon’s ex-wife is also in the building.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The 42mm transducer system pumps out breathtaking dynamic range, while Adaptive Noise Cancellation effortlessly silences noisy dorm halls and busy coffee shops.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hall
Noun
  • On paper, the Nuggets will go into preseason camp older than a year ago at this time.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kyle Trask was brought in mid-training camp for an extra arm while King was out.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of camp
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