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

Officials were still trying to account for missing residents Sunday after several buildings collapsed or were left unsafe, including a local church and convent. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Homes, a church and a convent collapsed or were badly damaged, as families in the agricultural community of Chongo Bajo huddled outside under blankets surrounded by rubble. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Step into the past at the still-operational Begijnhof, a convent and home for women founded in 1245. — New York Times, 16 July 2026

The high school closed in 1982, according to Historic Denver, and the building subsequently housed a convent, a homeless shelter, a housing community for AIDS patients and the Grant Street Art Studios. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

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