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

In Mexico, Gelman met Zahalka, a native of Bohemia (part of the current-day Czech Republic ) who was reared in a Catholic convent and attended schools in Vienna and Switzerland. — Los Angeles Times, 14 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

The compact Old Town is packed with history, from the 13th-century Faro Cathedral to a former convent that now houses the Municipal Museum. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

Situated in New Orleans’s Marigny neighborhood, Hotel Peter & Paul occupies a former 19th-century Catholic church, schoolhouse, convent, and rectory. — Air Mail, 4 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