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coven Definition

coven (kuvən)

noun

a gathering or meeting, esp. of witches

Etymology: ME covin, a group of confederates, agreement, secret plan < OFr covin or ML covina: both < ML convenium < VL *convenium, an agreement < L convenire: see convene

coven Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • find: Where can I find a local coven ( Top of page ) In 99.9 % of cases you won't!
  • form: But that these individuals formed covens to carry out their religious worship or spellcraft seems highly unlikely given all the reasons above.
  • work: The Hearth publishes the long running Silver Wheel Magazine, runs teaching circles and postal courses as well as a working coven.
  • call: As everyone knows, a gathering of witches is called a coven.
  • have: You have a coven that I wish were just down the road a bit.

Adjective modifier

  • own: The two of us attempted to begin our own satanic coven.
  • local: Where can I find a local coven ( Top of page ) In 99.9 % of cases you won't!
  • different: However precise beliefs differ quite widely between different covens and even among individual witches.
  • dianic: In a same way that some Dianic covens are single sex and have strong feminist presence.
  • satanic: The two of us attempted to begin our own satanic coven.
  • first: When Lady Sheba was initiated into her first coven, she hand-copied The Book of Shadows.

Modifies a noun

  • member: The coven members now attended Imogen, waiting for the prophesy which would be revealed when she awakened.
  • meeting: Keep track of coven meetings, festivals, and your more mundane appointments in the midst of recipes, rituals and pagan artwork.

Noun used with modifier

  • witch: The plot is simple enough, a girl goes to study ballet at a school in Germany and runs into a witch coven.
  • insurance: Quot and type have not warned of insurance coven pay out of.

Possessives

  • witch: And Roman, head of the witch's coven, replies proudly, He has his father's eyes.

Preposition: of

  • witch: However, these three sisters have a special bond, so their trio is more powerful than a random coven of three witches.
  • wizard: The series begins as Dream is captured by a coven of wizards.