conventicle

noun

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as in house

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  1. house
  2. meetinghouse
  3. hall
  4. camp
Noun
  • Investigators learned that the man allegedly arrived at his ex-girlfriend's house uninvited and assaulted her.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Spray the solution at key entry points around the house, such as windows, doors and near plumbing.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 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
  • When the news was announced during a livestream on Tuesday, Mark Ford, the executive director of the hall, read a statement from Taylor.
    — Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There's another bedroom down the hall with a private balcony, as well as a smaller third room.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of hall
Noun
  • At evacuation camps across Flores, children played under tarpaulin shelters while aid workers and volunteers provided psychosocial support alongside food and medical assistance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Recent Chiefs camp videos show that Mahomes has progressed since then.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of camp
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