convent (redirected from Convents)

con·vent  (knvnt, -vnt)

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.

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[Middle English covent, from Old French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from past participle of convenre, to assemble; see convene.]

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convent

Noun

1. a building where nuns live

2. a school in which the teachers are nuns

3. a community of nuns [Latin conventus meeting]

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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 nuns abbey - a convent ruled by an abbess cubicle, cell - small room in which a monk or nun lives nunnery - the convent of a community of nuns cloister, 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 together religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

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convent

noun nunnery, religious community, religious house

Translations

convent [ˈkɔnvənt] n → convento

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convent [ˈkɔnvənt] n → couvent m

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convent [ˈkɔnvənt] n → Kloster nt

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convent [ˈkɔnvənt] n → convento

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convent

n convent [ˈkonvənt, (American ) -vent]

a building in which nuns live. klooster دَير لِلرّاهِبات женски манастир kláštěr (ženský) kloster das Kloster γυναικείο μοναστήρι convento nunnaklooster صومعه؛ خانقاه nunnaluostari couvent מִנזָר कान्वेंट, महिला मठ, आश्रम samostan zárda biara, susteran klaustur convento 女子修道院 수도원, 수녀원 vienuolynas [] klosteris biara klooster nonnekloster klasztor convento mănăstire монастырь kláštor (ženský) samostan manastir nunnekloster สำนักแม่ชี rahibe manastırı 女修道院 жіночий монастир عيسائى خانقاه، دير راهبات nữ tu viện 女修道院

convent school

one run by nuns. kloosterskool مَدْرَسَة راهِبات училище, управлявано от монахини klášterní škola klosterskole die Klosterschule σχολή καλογριών colegio de monjas kloostrikool مدرسۀ وابسته به صومعه luostarikoulu couvent בֵּית סֶפֶר שֶׁל הַמִנזָר कॉन्वेंट स्कूल samostanska škola zárda sekolah yang dikelola oleh suster klausturskóli educandato 女子修道院付属の学校 수도원 부속 학교 mokykla prie vienuolyno skola pie sieviešu klostera sekolah biara kloosterschool klosterskole szkoła przyklasztorna colégio de freiras mănăstire (de maici) школа при монастыре kláštorná škola nunska šola škola koju vode kaluđerice klosterskola โรงเรียนที่บริหารโดยสำนักแม่ชี rahibeler okulu 女修道院辦的學校 католицька жіноча школа راهبات ك‍ے ذریع‍ہ چلایا جانیوالا مدرس‍ہ nhà tu kín 女修道院办的学校