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Definitions for coven
ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vəncoven

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. covennoun

    an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches

Wiktionary

  1. covennoun

    A clique that shares common interests or activities.

  2. covennoun

    A formal group or assembly of witches (usually 13 in number).

Wikipedia

  1. Coven

    A coven () is a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" (from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum = convention) remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promoted the idea that all witches across Europe met in groups of thirteen which they called "covens".

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  1. coven

    A coven typically refers to a group or gathering of witches or practitioners of witchcraft who come together for various rituals, ceremonies, and spiritual practices. It can serve as a community or support system for individuals following pagan or witchcraft traditions.

Wikidata

  1. Coven

    A coven or covan is a gathering of witches. The word derives from a word found in 1300 in the Old French "covenant" meaning an agreement from the Latin "convenire" meaning "to agree", and so from that to a late medieval Scots word meaning a gathering of any kind, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Latin root word convenire also means to come together or to gather, which also gave rise to the English word convene and to "convent". The first recorded use of "coven" as applied to an order of witches comes much later, from 1662 in the witch-trial of Isobel Gowdie, which describes a coven of 13 members. The word coven remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promoted the idea, now much disputed, that all witches across Europe met in groups of thirteen which they called "covens".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coven

    kōv′en, n. a muster of witches.—n. Cov′entree, a point of muster before a Scottish mansion.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COVEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coven is ranked #43006 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Coven surname appeared 503 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Coven.

    85.8% or 432 total occurrences were White.
    7.9% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.1% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coven in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coven in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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