convent

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noun

con·​vent ˈkän-vənt 

-ˌvent

: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation

especially : an establishment of nuns

convent

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verb

con·​vent kən-ˈvent 

convented; conventing; convents

obsolete

: convene

Examples of convent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

See them In Morlaix, France, restorations of the Jacobin convent revealed hidden paintings beneath plaster, dating back to the 13th century. —Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025

Coventry attended an all-girls convent school in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. —Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025

Several prostitutes rented tenements from the convent of St. Catherine, and Marguerite Busaffi, daughter of a prominent banker, owned a brothel in the city. —Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025

Indika opens with a star-collecting minigame, and flashbacks to the heroine’s life before the convent are told in pixel art scenes that feature other minigames. —The New York Times, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenire

Verb

Latin conventus, past participle of convenire

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1514, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

convent

noun

con·​vent

ˈkän-vənt,

-ˌvent

1

: a community of nuns living together

2

: a house or set of buildings occupied by nuns