Definitions for "Conventicle"
A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly.
An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly held privately, as in times of persecution, by Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those assembled were heretics or schismatics.
a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship
Keywords:  leaders, gathering, down
13.15.6 down Gathering of leaders