Meaning

5 senses

  1. A nunnery, a convent.

  2. A formal group or assembly of witches.

    Hexenzirkel

    ша́башšábaš

    ша́башšábaš

    an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches

  3. In fantasy fiction, a family, group or assembly of vampires.

  4. A clique that shares common interests or activities.

  5. (obsolete)A confederacy or band of people.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Her coven conjures the demons.

    deIhr Hexenzirkel beschwört die Dämonen.

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Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
formal group or assembly of witches:
Русский
By meaning 1
formal group or assembly of witches:
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By meaning 1
formal group or assembly of witches:

Origin

From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from

From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“to come”). Doublet of convent.

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Forms

plural: covens
Singularcoven
Pluralcovens

regular

Word family

3 related words
Derivedcovenercovensteadcovendom

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cousinA1couturecovecovenantcoverA1
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