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convent

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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.

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

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]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conventconvent - 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"

convent
noun nunnery, religious community, religious house
Translations
convent [ˈkɔnvənt] nconvento

convent [ˈkɔnvənt] ncouvent m

convent [ˈkɔnvənt] nKloster nt

convent [ˈkɔnvənt] nconvento

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
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


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My Father was a native of Ireland and an inhabitant of Wales; my Mother was the natural Daughter of a Scotch Peer by an italian Opera-girl--I was born in Spain and received my Education at a Convent in France.
When it at last rose to the walls of the convent of the Great Saint Bernard, it was as if that weather- beaten structure were another Ark, and floated on the shadowy waves.
I entered through the convent gate: The abbot bade me welcome there, And in the court of silent dreams I lost the thread of worldly care.
 
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