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

The nuns will have to close their social media accounts, return to a more secluded monastic life, and will be put on the waiting list back at the nursing home for when they cannot be cared for at the convent. —Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025

In her early years, Kick's mother kept her daughter in check by sending her to an all-girls school in a somber Connecticut convent. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

Range was brought in late to the Immaculate release campaign, last year’s Sydney Sweeney horror vehicle set at an Italian convent, with distributor Neon worried about its opening weekend. —David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025

The judge allows the convent to keep feeding the poor, but orders them to cut it out with the clean needles and Narcan. —Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

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