: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
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Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Joyce had already been thinking about leaving the convent because of changes the church was making.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The spa uses oils and essences from the hotel's medicinal garden, while the treatment rooms are set within the former convent's nuns' cells.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
The women find refuge in a convent and, ultimately, in a seaside town where some measure of peace awaits them.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the convent’s nine bookable guest rooms are more akin to sleeping over at your grandmother’s house, swaddling you in a familiar, matronly feeling of being watched over and cared for from a distance.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Joyce had already been thinking about leaving the convent because of changes the church was making.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
The spa uses oils and essences from the hotel's medicinal garden, while the treatment rooms are set within the former convent's nuns' cells.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
The women find refuge in a convent and, ultimately, in a seaside town where some measure of peace awaits them.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for convent
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convent. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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