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• field conventicle — noun : a religious meeting held out of doors …   Useful english dictionary

• field meeting — noun A secret religious meeting, a conventicle • • • Main Entry: ↑field …   Useful english dictionary

• Conventicle Act 1664 — A sermon in the mountains A Covenanters Conventicl …   Wikipedia

• History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… …   Wikipedia

• Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… …   Universalium

• Covenanter — For the British Second World War tank, see Covenanter tank. National Covenant redirects here. For the 1950 petition calling for Scottish home rule, see Scottish Covenant. An illegal conventicle The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian… …   Wikipedia

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Penal law — This article is about penal law as understood in the English law system. For a more general article, see criminal law. In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for… …   Wikipedia

• Loudoun Hill — Infobox Mountain Name = Loudoun Hill Photo = LoudounHill.jpg Caption = Loudoun Hill from the east side Elevation = 316 m (1037 ft) Location = East Ayrshire, Scotland Range = Prominence = c. 66 m Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 71 Type =… …   Wikipedia