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convent
con·vent C0613300 (kŏn′vənt, -vĕnt′)n.1. A community, especially of nuns, bound by vows to a religious life under a superior.2. The building or buildings occupied by such a community.
[Middle English covent, from Old French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from past participle of convenīre, to assemble; see convene.]convent (ˈkɒnvənt) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the religious community inhabiting such a building3. (Education) Also called: convent school a school in which the teachers are nuns[C13: from Old French covent, from Latin conventus meeting, from convenīre to come together; see convene]con•vent (ˈkɒn vɛnt, -vənt)
n. 1. a community of people, esp. nuns, devoted to religious life under a superior. 2. the building or complex occupied by such a society. 3. Obs. assembly; meeting. [1175–1225; < Middle English covent < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin conventus; Latin: assembly, coming together =conven(īre) (see convene) + -tus suffix of v. action] Convent an association of religious persons secluded from the world; an assembly or meeting; a body of monks, friars, or nuns; a company of twelve (or with a Superior, thirteen); an assemblage or gathering of people.Examples: convent of apostles, 1526; of courtiers, 1484; of friars, 1554; of merchants, 1534; of monks; of nuns; of veins and arteries, 1578; of warriors, 1383; of witches, 1652.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  convent - a religious residence especially for nunsabbey - a convent ruled by an abbesscubicle, cell - small room in which a monk or nun livesnunnery - the convent of a community of nunscloister, religious residence - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) | | 2. | convent - a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living togetherreligious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious groupcommunity - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" |
conventnoun nunnery, religious community, religious house She entered a Carmelite convent at the age of 21.Quotations
"The convent, which belongs to the West as it does to the East, to antiquity as it does to the present time, to Buddhism and Muhammadanism as it does to Christianity, is one of the optical devices whereby man gains a glimpse of infinity" [Victor Hugo Les Misérables]
"I like convents, but I wish they would not admit anyone under the age of fifty" [Napoleon Bonaparte]Translationsconvent (ˈkonvənt) , ((American) -vent) noun a building in which nuns live. 女修道院 女修道院convent school one run by nuns. 女修道院辦的學校 女修道院办的学校convent
convent: see monasticismmonasticism
, form of religious life, usually conducted in a community under a common rule. Monastic life is bound by ascetical practices expressed typically in the vows of celibacy, poverty, and obedience, called the evangelical counsels.
..... Click the link for more information. .convent1. A religious community: friars, monks, or nuns (now usually nuns). 2. A group of buildings occupied by such a community.convent1. a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns 2. the religious community inhabiting such a building 3. a school in which the teachers are nuns convent
Synonyms for conventnoun nunnerySynonyms- nunnery
- religious community
- religious house
Words related to conventnoun a religious residence especially for nunsRelated Words- abbey
- cubicle
- cell
- nunnery
- cloister
- religious residence
noun a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living togetherRelated Words- religious order
- religious sect
- sect
- community
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