Definition
conventicler
noun
- a member of a conventicle; a person who attends or belongs to a secret or unauthorized religious meeting or assembly
Usage: historical; often used in a disapproving or pejorative sense, especially in 17th-century English religious contexts
Examples
- The conventiclers met in private homes to worship according to their own beliefs.
- Authorities viewed conventiclers with suspicion during the period of religious persecution.
- Many conventiclers were willing to risk punishment for their faith.
- The term 'conventicler' was applied to those who rejected the established church's practices.