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 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

The Lord in your convent frightened me, Jesus with his bloody palms and gaping mouth, eyes rolled back in terror. —Literary Hub, 7 May 2026

And there have been questions and concern about Israeli soldiers bulldozing parts of a Catholic convent in southern Lebanon. —Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Lebanon's state news agency also reported that the convent was demolished. —ABC News, 6 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