convent

as in monastery
a group of nuns who live together She joined a convent.

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Recent Examples of convent After six years, the sisters were packing up to return to living full-time at their convent in nearby Dereham. Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025 But there was a catch: Sister Monica Clare had to pay off $150,000 of debt in order to join a convent. Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 Santa Joana Lisbon, Portugal As the latest outpost from Nuno Mendes, Santa Joana is located within a converted convent in the northern part of the city center. Rachel Dube, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 The trip includes two nights at Les Couvent des Minimes, a 17th-century convent transformed into a spa hotel by L’Occitane. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for convent
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Noun
  • The monastery coincidentally served as a French abbey’s outpost amid increasing tensions between France and England in the years leading up to the Hundred Years’ War.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
  • The remains of the monastery were found in a field in Derome, in southwest Sweden.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • With stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and Renaissance cloister, Parador is a prime example of Gothic architecture.
    Carlsen Jes, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
  • The latter was particularly restorative, as was the Negroni No. 2 at Le Bar, in the cloister, which adds beets and strawberries to the classic recipe.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In 2002, after the US Conference of Catholic Bishops tightened their policies, Ray was moved from the priory and removed from public ministry.
    Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
  • In 2002, Ray was removed from the priory and from public ministry, CNN and KVIA report.
    KC Baker, People.com, 9 May 2025

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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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