different between conventicle vs convent

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English conventicle, conventicule (“a gathering, meeting (especially a secret or unlawful one); (derogatory) a church”), from Latin conventiculum (“assembly; meeting (or the place involved); association”), from conventus (“assembled, convened”) + -culum (“suffix forming diminutives of nouns”). Conventus is the perfect passive participle of conveni? (“to assemble, convene, meet together”), from con- (“suffix meaning ‘together, with’”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“along, at, next to, with”)) + veni? (“to approach, come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?em- (“to step”) + *-yéti (“suffix forming intransitive, imperfective verbs”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?v?nt?k(?)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?v?n(t)?k(?)l/, /-?ven-/
• Hyphenation: con?ven?ti?cle

Noun

conventicle (plural conventicles)

1. A secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.
2. The place where such a meeting is held.
3. A Quaker meetinghouse.

Translations

Verb

conventicle (third-person singular simple present conventicles, present participle conventicling, simple past and past participle conventicled)

1. To hold a secret, unauthorized or illegal religious meeting.

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “conventicle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French [Term?] or Latin conventus (“assembled, convened”) + -culum (“suffix forming diminutives of nouns”). Conventus is the perfect passive participle of conveni? (“to assemble, convene, meet together”), from con- (“suffix meaning ‘together, with’”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *?óm (“along, at, next to, with”)) + veni? (“to approach, come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?em- (“to step”) + *-yéti (“suffix forming intransitive, imperfective verbs”)). Equivalent to covent +? -icle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?n.ti.kl(?)/

Noun

conventicle (plural conventicles)

1. an assembly, a gathering, a meeting, especially one that is secret or unlawful
2. (derogatory) a church

Alternative forms

• conventicule

Derived terms

• English: conventicle

References

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English convent, variant of covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, perfect participle of the verb convenio (whence ultimately convene), see con- + venio. Doublet of coven

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?n.v?nt/, /?k?n.v?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?n.v?nt/
• Hyphenation: con?vent

Noun

convent (plural convents)

1. A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
2. The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.

   • One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.

3. (India) A Christian school.
4. A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
5. A coming together; a meeting.
   • 1609, Ben Jonson, The Masque of Queens

     an usual ceremony at their [the witches'] convents or meetings

Related terms

Translations

See also

• monastery
• nunnery

Etymology 2

From Latin convenio (past participle conventus), whence also convene; so of the same ultimate origin as Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?nt/

Verb

convent (third-person singular simple present convents, present participle conventing, simple past and past participle convented)

1. (obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
   • 1613, William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry the Eighth, V. i. 52:

     Tomorrow morning to the Council board
     He be convented.

2. (obsolete) To meet together; to concur.

   • We convent nought else but woes

3. (obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, V. i. 379:

     When that is known and golden time convents.

Anagrams

• convnet

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin conventus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /kom?vent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kum?ben/

Noun

convent m (plural convents)

1. convent (building)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conventus. See also the doublet couvent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.v??/

Noun

convent m (plural convents)

1. (archaic, rare) convent, nunnery

Related terms

• convention

Further reading

• “convent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).