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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 Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Leo's namesake, Pope Leo XIII, elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Rettig, who is 32, also shared her experience on social media earlier this year, getting thousands of views on her posts about living in the convents. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for convent

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The structures include monasteries and fortresses that showcase the reign of the Lombards, who played a major role in the development of medieval European Christianity.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
At its height, the complex included dozens of temples, palaces and monasteries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 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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