: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
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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
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Noun
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
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convent. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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