: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
Examples of convent in a Sentence
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Lexi Carson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
In Immaculate, Sweeney plays Cecilia, a nun who is sent to a convent in Italy that tends to dying nuns.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
In the film, the actress plays Cecilia, a devout American nun who moves to a convent in Italy, quickly uncovering a sinister side of the religious community.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Their newest creative vision is a project filled with twists, blood and a surprising amount of horniness for a movie set at an Italian convent.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
Herrera joined the convent in 1956 after graduating high school.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The countess was a double agent The countess Buchanan-Dineen was born in Canada in 1909 and educated in a French convent.
—Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
Stay here: Situated in a former convent, Villa Florentine is located in the heart of Old Lyon, a stone’s throw away from the best restaurants in the city.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
Placed somewhere no one would think to look, the entertainer ends up as a nun in a California convent, now going by the name of Sister Mary Clarence.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
Popular on Variety The movie follows Sweeney as an American nun, Sister Cecilia, who transfers to a convent in the Italian countryside.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
In Immaculate, Sweeney plays Cecilia, a nun who is sent to a convent in Italy that tends to dying nuns.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
In the film, the actress plays Cecilia, a devout American nun who moves to a convent in Italy, quickly uncovering a sinister side of the religious community.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Their newest creative vision is a project filled with twists, blood and a surprising amount of horniness for a movie set at an Italian convent.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
Herrera joined the convent in 1956 after graduating high school.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
The countess was a double agent The countess Buchanan-Dineen was born in Canada in 1909 and educated in a French convent.
—Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
Stay here: Situated in a former convent, Villa Florentine is located in the heart of Old Lyon, a stone’s throw away from the best restaurants in the city.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
Placed somewhere no one would think to look, the entertainer ends up as a nun in a California convent, now going by the name of Sister Mary Clarence.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convent. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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