Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun conventicle

2 senses of conventicle

Sense 1
conventicle -- (a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship)
       => meeting, get together -- (a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room")

Sense 2
conventicle, meetinghouse -- (a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers))
       => place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship -- (any building where congregations gather for prayer)