conventicles

noun

plural of conventicle
as in houses

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  1. houses
  2. halls
  3. camps
Noun
  • Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • A lot of Eastern European Jewish refugees arrived in France after the pogroms and worked as tailors and seamstresses for the couture houses.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • The Rattlers are led by coach Cody Lambert, the co-founder of PBR and a memer of several rodeo halls of fame.
    — Cal Phillips July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • New spins on an old favorite From American Legion halls to church basements, the simplicity of Bingo and its ability to let large groups play at once is why the game raises billions of dollars for charities and non-profits.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of halls
Noun
  • Ali Qader, the head of the rehabilitation center, said several children told him Colombians trained them at camps around the capital.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Defensive tackle Cam Heyward's first 15 camps were defined in part by what Tomlin likened to full-on sparring as opposed to shadowboxing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of camps
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“Conventicles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventicles. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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