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noun
1.
a community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior.
2.
a society or association of monks, friars, or nuns: now usually used of a society of nuns.
3.
the building or buildings occupied by such a society; a monastery or nunnery.
4.
Obsolete. assembly; meeting.
Origin:
1175–1225; < Medieval Latin conventus; Latin: assembly, coming together, equivalent to conven(īre) (see convene) + -tus suffix of v. action; replacing Middle English covent < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin, as above
1175–1225; < Medieval Latin conventus; Latin: assembly, coming together, equivalent to conven(īre) (see convene) + -tus suffix of v. action; replacing Middle English covent < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin, as above
Synonyms
1. abbey, priory. 3. cloister.
1. abbey, priory. 3. cloister.
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Convent
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- The convent is located in a great mansion enclosed by a park and approached by an avenue lined by trees.
- She devised false doctrines, he charged, and defied orders to stay in her convent and not teach.
- We didn't ascend to the hilltop convent for views of the city.
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Word Origin & History
convent
late 13c., covent, from Anglo-Norm. covent, from O.Fr. convent, from L. conventus "assembly," used in M.L. for "religious house," originally pp. of convenire "come together" (see convene). Not exclusively feminine until 18c. The form with -n- emerged early 15c. The M.E.
EXPAND form remains in London's Covent Garden district (notorious late 18c. for brothels), so called because it had been the garden of a defunct monastery.
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