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conventiculum

conventiculum noun: a short intensive immersion workshop where participants speak only Latin (or sometimes Ancient Greek) from morning to night, typically featuring conversation circles, games, lectures, meals, and excursions, all conducted exclusively in the ancient language.

Noun

conventiculum (plural conventicula)

  1. A short intensive immersion workshop where participants speak only Latin (or sometimes Ancient Greek) from morning to night, typically featuring conversation circles, games, lectures, meals, and excursions, all conducted exclusively in the ancient language.
    • Even while eating their lunch, conventiculum attendees strictly adhere to the Latin-only rule. […] The first conventiculum had just 12 participants, but now the event boasts an enrollment of 85 Latin enthusiasts from all over the world.2014 July 24, “'Dead' Language Resurrected at UK”, in University of Kentucky Now University News, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025
    • The Conventiculum was five days long and a true test of the skills I had learned so far at Duke2023 July 14, “Latin Conventiculum -- Immersive Spoken Latin”, in Duke Department of Classical Studies, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2025
    Synonyms:
    rusticatio

Synonyms of conventiculum

Forms of conventiculum

pluralconventicula

Origin of conventiculum

Borrowed from Latin conventiculum, diminutive of conventus (“meeting; conjunction; agreement”)

Questions about conventiculum

What does conventiculum mean?
Conventiculum means a short intensive immersion workshop where participants speak only Latin (or sometimes Ancient Greek) from morning to night, typically featuring conversation circles, games, lectures, meals, and excursions, all conducted exclusively in the ancient language.
What part of speech is conventiculum?
Conventiculum is a noun.
What is the plural of conventiculum?
The plural of conventiculum is conventicula.

Words near conventiculum in the dictionary

  1. conventicler
  2. conventiclers
  3. conventicles
  4. conventicling
  5. conventicular
  6. conventiculum
  7. conventing
  8. convention
  9. convention bump
  10. convention bumps
  11. convention center

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