"covenstead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkʌvn̩ˌstɛd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-covenstead.wav Forms: covensteads [plural]
Etymology: From coven + stead; first attested in 1969. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|coven|stead}} coven + stead Head templates: {{en-noun}} covenstead (plural covensteads)
  1. (Wicca) A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location. Categories (topical): Wicca, Places of worship Translations (permanent circle or temple): kehä (Finnish), santuario de brujas [masculine] (Spanish), templo de aquelarre [masculine] (Spanish), santuario [masculine] (Spanish), escondite [masculine] (Spanish), cwfenfa [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-covenstead-en-noun-BPILy1Xw Disambiguation of Places of worship: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 92 8 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'permanent circle or temple': 96 4
  2. (Wicca, metonymically) A Wiccan congregation. Tags: metonymically Categories (topical): Wicca, Wicca
    Sense id: en-covenstead-en-noun-Xsn3O~Dk Disambiguation of Wicca: 22 78 Categories (other): English metonyms Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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