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

Converted in 1995, the 17th-century convent also includes two Republican-era wings (which now brace the deliciously cool outdoor pool) that the Accor hotel group subsequently renovated with equal savoir faire. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026

Before her death in Chicago at age 67, Cabrini founded 67 schools, orphanages, hospitals, convents and places of worship in North and South America. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

Like the nun Beate before her, Susanna seems destined, as punishment for her overwhelming ardor, to be walled into the convent. —Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026

The venue was a casually magnificent stone building, constructed in the fifteenth century as a Dominican convent, on a promontory overlooking a sparkling bay. —Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 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