conventual

con·ven·tu·al

 (kən-vĕn′cho͞o-əl)

adj.

Of or relating to a convent.

n.

1. A member of a convent.

2. Conventual A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that permits the accumulation and possession of common property.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin conventuālis, from conventus, convent; see convent.]

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conventual

(kənˈvɛntjʊəl)

adj

(Ecclesiastical Terms) of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent

n

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a convent

conˈventually adv

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con•ven•tu•al

(kənˈvɛn tʃu əl)

adj.

1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.

n.

2. a member of a convent or monastery.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conventuālis= Latin conventu-, s. of conventus convent + -ālis -al¹]

con•ven′tu•al•ly, adv.

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Adj.

1.

conventual - of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows cloistered, cloistral, monastic, monastical unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney

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