- conventicles
- con·ven·ti·cle || kən'ventɪkl n. clandestine gathering
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
conventicles
Look at other dictionaries:
Conventicles Act 1670 — A Covenanters Conventicle.[1] The Conventicles Act 1670 is an Act of the Parliament of England (22 Car. II. c. 1) with the long title An Act to prevent and suppress Seditious Conventicles … Wikipedia
Eminenti Apostolatus Specula — In eminenti apostolatus specula was a Papal Bull issued by Pope Clement XII on 28 April 1738, banning Catholics from becoming Freemasons.He noted that membership of Masonic Lodges, spreading far and wide and daily growing in strength was open to… … Wikipedia
Covenanters — • The name given to the subscribers (practically the whole Scottish nation) of the two Covenants, the National Covenant of 1638 and the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Covenanters Covena … Catholic encyclopedia
History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… … Wikipedia
Conventicle Act 1664 — A sermon in the mountains A Covenanters Conventicl … Wikipedia
Margaret Wilson (Scottish martyr) — The Wigtown Martyrs Monument in the Old Town Cemetery, Stirling, depicts Margaret Wilson reading the Bible with her young sister Agnes, watched over by a despairing guardian angel. Margaret Wilson was a young Scottish Covenanter, from Wigtown,… … Wikipedia
Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… … Universalium
Conventicle — Con*ven ti*cle, n. [L. conventiculum, dim. of conventus: cf. F. conventicule. See {Convent}, n.] 1. A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly. [1913 Webster] They are commanded to abstain from all conventicles of men whatsoever.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stewarton — (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Stiùbhartach ) is a town located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In comparison to other towns in the region it is comparatively large bigger than the surrounding towns of Kilmaurs, Fenwick, Dunlop and Lugton, with a… … Wikipedia
The Killing Time — is the colloquial name given by historian Robert Wodrow to a period of conflict in Scottish history between 1680 and 1688. The conflict was between the Presbyterian Covenanter movement, based largely in the south of the country and the government … Wikipedia
