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convent Definition

con·vent (kän′vənt, -vent′)

noun

  1. a community of nuns or, sometimes, monks, living under strict religious vows
  2. the building or buildings occupied by such a community

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

convent Synonyms

convent

n.

religious community, cloister, nunnery; see cloister 1, retreat 2. See syn. study at cloister.

convent Usage Examples

Preposition: of

nun: Also forgotten is the Auschwitz camp theater, the current home of the aforementioned convent of nuns.

Converse of object

  • found: She founded the convent of St George in Prague.
  • enter: At 13, Maria Celeste entered the convent of San Matteo.
  • join: I wouldn't have expected Diana to have joined a convent either... .
  • build: Mafra is home to a Baroque convent built in 1717.
  • leave: Canon 21: A monk or nun may not leave one convent for another.
  • establish: She had not sought permission to establish the convent through the proper channels in her Order.

Adjective modifier

  • Carmelite: In the medieval period there had been a Carmelite convent to the south of the town.
  • Franciscan: The hotel is an ex Franciscan convent dating back to the 15th Century which has been restored to its unique splendor.
  • Dominican: He died in the Dominican convent in Rome on March 18, 1455.
  • Benedictine: The main buildings of the Benedictine convent occupied the site of the Grainger Market.
  • 17th-century: Luxury accommodation in a converted 17th-century convent includes 79 rooms, with nine junior and nine loft suites, a swimming pool and spa.
  • former: The name of the former convent of St Ursula has earned a dismal reputation far beyond the Spanish frontier.

Modifies a noun

  • chapel: The original convent chapel is still in use on occasions.
  • dog: Everyone recovered, even the convent dog, little Julia Andrea.
  • school: Educated at a convent school she was briefly married to Richard Turpin.
  • girl: Woe betide any convent girl who stepped out of line on public transport.
  • garden: The object will be to record a large mound, the precise origin of which is unknown, in the Convent garden.
  • wall: She knew now, she thought, what nuns who were bricked up alive in convent walls felt like.

Noun used with modifier

century: It also houses a beautifully preserved 16th century convent constructed on top of a Maya pyramid.