Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An assembly of 13 witches.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
- n. A clique that shares common interests or activities.
- n. A formal group or assembly of witches.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches
Etymologies
- From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French convent, from Latin conventum, from convenio, from cum ("with") and venio ("I come"). Confer convent (Wiktionary)
- Perhaps from Middle English covent, assembly, convent; see convent. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“His Republican rivals have done him damage by focusing on his record as chief executive at the Bain company, which they described as a coven of corporate raiders and vultures, taking over smaller firms and laying off workers.”
The Guardian: Mitt Romney cruises to victory in New Hampshire primary
“Now that Magrat Garlick has become queen, the witches coven is short a member.”
“Mysterius the Unfathomable #5 - The leader of the witch’s coven is revealed, Blake makes a comeback, and Ella Tamblyn speaks some harsh truths.”
“But it depends on Eclipse especially the LEG HITCH scene because that’s where Denali coven is mention in more detail.”
Twilight Lexicon » Poll: Which vamps do you want to see in Breaking Dawn
“Regin secretly called their coven leader Annika the Aneurismal for good reason.”
Simon & Schuster: Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve
“My coven is The Witches of Broome because most of us live in Broome County.”
“We want the True Names of all abusers currently on the System, in particular the members of this so-called coven you used to be a part of.”
“I thought a "coven" was a multiple of feminists ...”
“It makes me think of witches and crows, for no good reason, really I think the proper words are, "coven" or "congeries" and "murder," respectively.”
“Rydstrom began by explaining what would happen if Mari didn’t call her coven before the full moon and how MacRieve had been handed the task of escorting her back.”
Simon & Schuster: Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘coven’.
-
My Strange Kitchen
It seems that whenever I look away, new gadgets and devices and tools and dishes and utensils and ingredients are multiplying in my kitchen drawers and my cabinets.
tectonic plates, spoonbill, fork in the road, bowl haircut, whisk away, greasy spoon, melting pot, pan flute, platelets, spooning, pitchfork, jackknife and 101 more...
-
Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
-
animal group
Names for Groups of Animals.
clever madeupicals and human groups are fine.
( open list, randomness )
also see:
swarm, herd, flock, group, pack, school, shoal, click, gang, army, colony, tribe and 63 more... -
How very mikeropological..
Basically it's just mikeropology's words, but with his username turned into an adjectivally splendid list name.
mikeropology, squoze, anthropromorphism, mullu, spondylus, goobers, hipster, burnt umber, ochre, canvas, lapizure, burnt sienna and 172 more...
-
Words Covered in Faery Dust (C)
words that evoke magic, mystery, mayhem, magnificence or anything else that glimmers in the grass
cacophony, cad, cajole, calamity, camomile, camphor, candlemas, candy apple, canopy, canticle, caparison, caravan and 304 more...
-
kmalladi's favorites
edification, penchant, ablution, extricate, frank, triumvirate, trifecta, egregious, hoi polloi, articulate, antediluvian, brusque and 291 more...
-
stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
-
Tolland's list
Those I've come across and try to keep fresh within my mind.
clandestine, dysphoric, indictive, vigil, fractious, assiduous, indefatigable, ubiquitous, insidious, paroicous, aplomb, sangfroid and 654 more...
-
Papageno's Words, Pt. I
hobbledehoy, absquatulate, chthonic, prolix, ululate, internecine, verisimilitude, animadversion, concupiscence, vertiginous, cucullate, lucubrate and 1554 more...
-
wordsmithing part deux
because wordsmith is not a verb.
enmity, incarnate, chignon, nape, solitude, nocturne, decorum, warren, svelte, interstice, serene, charlotte and 488 more...
-
random
words I read but don't know
nascent, proxy, desultory, charlatan, churlish, emaciated, gaudy, shill, lurid, frisson, marauding, plunder and 610 more...
-
Spam Names
Interesting words that came to me in spam emails in the "From" field. Read in pairs by order added, add the initial of your choice, and you'll get a list of "names."
menominee, burbled, abrasives, barrister, unfortunates, strolls, appareled, uncles, removal, elusive, significance, described and 180 more...
-
kap 2
effulgent, effluvia, doughty, dither, distaff, discomfit, descry, denigrate, fealty, lapidary, lambaste, hackneyed and 56 more...
-
C this list?
charisma, character, caricature, coven, compliment, choice, collection, cricket, creation, crown, caboodle, camera and 52 more...
-
magik
magic, wizardry, scorcery, necronomicon, ensorcelled, cantrip, pentagram, shaman, numerology, tarot, séance, oracle and 30 more...
-
go-come words
come, welcome, venire, advent, venue, adventitious, adventure, avenue, circumvent, contravene, convene, convenient and 87 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for coven.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.