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convent

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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 Concerned about the spooky Los Angeles estate — which served a convent for nuns for half a century — Gerber said her mother, supermodel Cindy Crawford, gave her holy water to take on set. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 In Milwaukee and other cities, the sisters made their mark by founding schools, hospitals, universities and often-sprawling convent complexes. — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Sister Nancy entered the convent in 1956, and arrived in Aurora in 1971 after serving nine years in other towns and schools. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 The early-nineteenth-century town house, which Rauschenberg bought in 1965, once housed an orphanage and a convent. — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convent

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Here, the roughly 47-mile Menalon Trail connects villages in eight sections of varying difficulty—the stage between Stemnitsa and Dimitsana, for example, follows old mule tracks past cliffside monasteries above the Lousios River and is demanding.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
As the Nazi grip on the nation tightened, the family fled to Shanghai, where young Peter was taken with the vivid hues of a nearby Buddhist monastery and gained an appetite for American comics.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of monastery

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Walk leisurely through the cloisters, sit on the terrace, and finish with a walk through Tryon Park.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 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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