: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Her parents' oldest daughter (a position of honor in her culture), Anyanwu entered the convent in 2007.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Shot in quivering close-ups, this coming-of-age film follows a reticent teenager from a religious household, and her all-girl choir’s trip to a convent.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
These requests may arrive by phone or through the convent’s Web site.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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But when the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend of intensive rehearsals, Lucia’s interest in a restoration worker tests her friendship with Ana-Maria and the other girls.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Her parents' oldest daughter (a position of honor in her culture), Anyanwu entered the convent in 2007.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Shot in quivering close-ups, this coming-of-age film follows a reticent teenager from a religious household, and her all-girl choir’s trip to a convent.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
These requests may arrive by phone or through the convent’s Web site.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for convent
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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