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G
Conventicle — the word was applied by the
early Christians to their meeting places and inevitably acquired the derogatory
sense of a clandestine meeting. With the advent of Protestantism in England it
came to be applied to the meetings and meeting-places of Dissenters. [BD]
C~
Act — [должно же это как-то называться в русской истории]
In 1593 such an Act was passed
containing severe penalties against those attending religious conventicles. the
better-known Act of 1664 forbade religious conventicles of more than five
persons except in accordance with the Book of common Prayer. It was repealed in
1812. [BD]
