convent

CEFRC1

/ˈkɒn.vɛnt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where a community of nuns lives.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.

Examples

  • Mary lived in a convent for a few months.

  • They said she would enter a convent.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.

  2. Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.

  3. A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.

More examples

In context

  • Near-synonym: abbey

  • My God! It's enough to drive a girl into a convent! Do they have Jewish nuns?

  • One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English convent, variant of covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, perfect participle of the verb convenio (whence ultimately convene), see con- + venio. Doublet of coven.