conventicle

noun

Definition of conventiclenext
as in house

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  1. house
  2. meetinghouse
  3. hall
  4. camp
Noun
  • Authorities wanted to close what some consider a legal loophole allowing cardrooms to offer blackjack and games in which players play against the house.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Bieber recently brought down the house at this year’s Coachella, playing both weekends as the headliner.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 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
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  • The upper floor houses a food hall selling local specialties like lampredotto (tripe sandwiches) and schiacciata (a Tuscan flatbread).
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Every song is big enough to fill a concert hall; every song is small enough to fit in a dorm room.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 July 2026
Definition of hall
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  • Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Minnesota will descend on Las Vegas this week for NBA Summer League, with top draft picks and others simply fighting for a spot in an NBA training camp dueling it out over the course of a week-plus in Nevada.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026
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