convent

The definition of a convent is a home for nuns or monks.

(noun)

An example of a convent is a place where Catholic sisters live.

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noun

Origin: OFr < L conventus, assembly (in ML(Ec), religious house, convent), orig. pp. of convenire, convene

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noun

A community, especially of nuns, bound by vows to a religious life under a superior.
The building or buildings occupied by such a community.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English covent

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Medieval Latin conventus

Origin: , from Latin, assembly

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of convenīre, to assemble; see convene

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