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[ kuhv-uhn, koh-vuhn ] / ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən /
nounan assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen. Origin of coven1500–10 for sense “assembly”; 1655–65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent Words nearby covencovariate, Covarrubias, cove, cove lighting, covellite, coven, covenant, covenantee, covenanter, Covenant of the League of Nations, covenantor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for covenKathy Bates was really good on American Horror Story: Coven. The Biggest Emmys Snubs and Surprises: 'Modern Family,' McConaughey, and More|Kevin Fallon|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Guggenheim pulled the confirmed bachelor into her coven of beatnik friends. Casa de la Torre: The Museum of Mexico’s Liberace|Brandon Presser|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST On American Horror Story: Coven, Jessica Lange plays a drunk witch. The Best TV Shows of 2013: ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Entertainment Weekly Stevie Nicks to guest star on American Horror Story: Coven. '50 Shades of Grey' Pushed to 2015, ‘Divergent’ Trailer Released|Culture Team|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But Coven is also groundbreaking in ways, at least at this point in its run, that it may not be receiving credit for. ‘Boy Parts’ Proves ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ Is the Boldest Drama on TV|Kevin Fallon|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST But he kept on crawling, and at last he reached the door of the Coven. The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley At the far end of the block he could see the tiny red light of the Coven. The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley Wherein not doubting of yor Lorpps care I rest from my house in the Coven garden the sixth of ffebruary 1640. London and the Kingdom - Volume III|Reginald R. Sharpe Thus even as early as the middle of the fifteenth century the Coven of thirteen was in existence. The Witch-cult in Western Europe|Margaret Alice Murray She also notes that each member of her Coven 'has an Sprit to wait wpon ws, quhan ve pleas to call wpon him'. The Witch-cult in Western Europe|Margaret Alice Murray
British Dictionary definitions for coven
nouna meeting of witches a company of 13 witches Word Origin for covenC16: probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |