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- noun Plural form of
coven .
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Examples
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The little social gatherings - I think you call them "covens" - are pretty cool, but the whole dancing naked around a fire has got to stop.
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Allow a number to congregate (as mentioned before, the tend to travel in covens and sample the victim.
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Wiccans believe in a trinity of goddess, god, and spirit and are organized in covens, that is, groups of 3 to 13 people who gather at the full moon and on eight important holidays called Sabbats Coleman; de Angeles, 2002.
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Central to it is the working in small groups or covens, which is precisely what early christians did, and has no central authority, again the same as early christianity.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Central to it is the working in small groups or covens, which is precisely what early christians did, and has no central authority, again the same as early christianity.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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Still, he's upset at the feminist "covens" for suggesting that looks matter in picking TV talent.
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias Tim Graham 2010
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If politicians are paying attention to voters, then there should be no covens of climate deniers in the Senate come next Congress.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: Delaware Voters Support Clean Energy Heather Taylor-Miesle 2010
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If politicians are paying attention to voters, then there should be no covens of climate deniers in the Senate come next Congress.
Heather Taylor-Miesle: Delaware Voters Support Clean Energy Heather Taylor-Miesle 2010
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The Quakers probably come closest, after most covens – the Heathens I know rotate roles for every service.
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After sealing and labeling the third Baggie, I said, WEC is trying to update the image of the covens.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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