A convent is a building in which a community of nuns live.
2. countable noun
A convent is the same as a convent school.
More Synonyms of convent
convent in British English
(ˈkɒnvənt)
noun
1.
a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns
2.
the religious community inhabiting such a building
3. Also called: convent school
a school in which the teachers are nuns
Word origin
C13: from Old French covent, from Latin conventus meeting, from convenīre to come together; see convene
convent in American English
(ˈkɑnvənt; ˈkɑnˌvɛnt)
noun
1.
a community of nuns or, sometimes, monks, living under strict religious vows
2.
the building or buildings occupied by such a community
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcloister
Word origin
OFr < L conventus, assembly (in ML(Ec), religious house, convent), orig. pp. of convenire, convene
Examples of 'convent' in a sentence
convent
Staying in a monastery or a convent is not a new concept; monks and nuns have been welcoming pilgrims for centuries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She gives up a medical career to enter a convent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Why did she enter the convent?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
By 18 she wanted to enter a convent.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The dresser and tables are 19th century and came from a convent school.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This 16th-century former convent is now an atmospheric hotel with a super courtyard and a pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The second thing that happened was that my mother moved from her convent to a school in Wales.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I went to a convent school and was taught by nuns who were the opposite of sweetness.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She attended a convent school.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She decided that when she was about 13 when she saw a fi lm at her convent school of a woman giving birth.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My father would drive me to the convent school in Bath on his way to the Admiralty.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In July of that year the charity moved to a former convent in Clifton.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
B&B) occupies a 16th-century former convent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And it doesn't look like the former convent school student's wacky style choices are slowing up.
The Sun (2009)
For a while she joined a convent in Italy, but then found herself looking again for something more.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Quotations
The convent, which belongs to the West as it does to the East, to antiquity as it does to the present time, to Buddhism and Muhammadanism as it does to Christianity, is one of the optical devices whereby man gains a glimpse of infinityVictor HugoLes Misérables
I like convents, but I wish they would not admit anyone under the age of fiftyNapoleon Bonaparte
In other languages
convent
British English: convent /ˈkɒnvənt/ NOUN
A convent is a building in which a community of nuns live.
American English: convent
Arabic: دَيْرُ الرَّاهِبات
Brazilian Portuguese: convento
Chinese: 女修道院
Croatian: samostan
Czech: klášter ženský
Danish: kloster
Dutch: klooster
European Spanish: convento
Finnish: nunnaluostari
French: couvent
German: Kloster
Greek: μοναστήρι
Italian: convento
Japanese: 女子修道院
Korean: 수녀원
Norwegian: nonnekloster
Polish: klasztor
European Portuguese: convento
Romanian: mănăstire
Russian: монастырь
Latin American Spanish: convento
Swedish: kloster
Thai: สำนักแม่ชี
Turkish: manastır
Ukrainian: жіночий монастир
Vietnamese: nhà tu kín
Chinese translation of 'convent'
convent
(ˈkɔnvənt)
n(c)
女修道院 (nǚ xiūdàoyuàn) (座, zuò)
(noun)
Definition
a community of nuns
She entered a Carmelite convent at the age of 21.
Synonyms
nunnery
In monasteries and nunneries, prayers are being offered for him.
religious community
religious house
Quotations
The convent, which belongs to the West as it does to the East, to antiquity as it does to the present time, to Buddhism and Muhammadanism as it does to Christianity, is one of the optical devices whereby man gains a glimpse of infinity [Victor Hugo – Les Misérables]I like convents, but I wish they would not admit anyone under the age of fifty [Napoleon Bonaparte]