coven
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- noun
- /ˈkʌvən/
- Literature
- And then there's that creepy witches' coven that just has to ruin everything.
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- And this one apparently very, very wholesome, like found family, modern witch coven kind of thing.
Examples
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She decided to join the local coven, excited to meet other witches like her.
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Several years ago at the spring equinox, Victoria's coven put on a large public circle.
Fiction book (1997) -
We thought we could form a coven, just us three...
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Hey, maybe you could like join her coven.
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The coven needed a woman pure and innocent.
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What's a nice girl like you doing in a coven, anyway?
Fiction book (1995) -
But none of the spells seemed like they would be very useful to the coven.
Fiction book (1994) -
"I was just leaving for my coven meeting when you conjured me.
Fiction book (1991) -
I've been called to start a new coven in that area.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'll see you when I'm in town for my coven's next meeting.
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Coven comes from an old word meaning 'a coming together' and is related to convent and convention. So a coven is simply a group that meets together, and in stories it became the name for a meeting of witches, often said to be thirteen.