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convent

noun

Definition of convent

as in monastery

a group of nuns who live together She joined a convent.

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Recent Examples of convent Once a convent in the early 1400s, the building was confiscated by the city in 1578 as part of the Protestant Reformation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 In early May, Israel demolished a convent and a Catholic school that had educated Christians and Muslims for the last five decades. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026 Officials were still trying to account for missing residents Sunday after several buildings collapsed or were left unsafe, including a local church and convent. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Step into the past at the still-operational Begijnhof, a convent and home for women founded in 1245. — New York Times, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for convent

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Rooms The style is monastery chic with the recent restyling raising the stakes considerably adding a new sense of design that was absent before.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
When the Dark Ages descended on the ancient world, Benedict of Nursia ignited a monastic revival that would establish thousands of monasteries and train generations of devoted readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of monastery

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On its edge is the Romanesque church of Pieve di San Leolino, which features a 16th-century cloister and valley views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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After Robin Hood ends up at an island priory overseen by the healer Sister Brigid (Comer), the pace slows down, a welcome change.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

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