| 单词 | convent |
| 释义 | convent (once / 328 pages) n A convent is a place where nuns live. Have you decided to dedicate the rest of your life to serving God? Well, then, maybe it’s time for you to consider moving into a convent. Although convent usually refers to the actual building where nuns live together, it can also sometimes more generally refer to a Christian community that is living according to religious vows. Catholic monks live in communities together in monasteries, while Catholic nuns tend to live in convents. WORD FAMILYconvent: convents, conventual+/conventual: conventually USAGE EXAMPLESNew Year's Eve night is spent in prayer vigil, a practice common in many monasteries and convents. BBC(Dec 22, 2016) Time was when the older nuns would retire and remain at the convent. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) An email to Queen's, reported by the Belfast Telegraph, said the advice was "like something that would be handed down in a convent". BBC(Dec 09, 2016) 1n a religious residence especially for nuns Hypo|Hyper abbey a convent ruled by an abbess nunnerythe convent of a community of nuns cloister, religious residence residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) 2n a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together Hyper community a group of people living in a particular local area |
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