as in monasteries
a group of nuns who live together
She joined a convent.
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Recent Examples of convents
Prior to beer’s industrialization, women, especially nuns, were the continent’s original brewers, funding their convents while experimenting with new styles.
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Jamie Ditaranto, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
Jamie Ditaranto, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convents
monasteries
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Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In an important variation, medieval soldiers returning from war regularly spent an extended period of penance in monasteries – a recognition of Catholicism’s teaching that any war is inherently sinful.—
Timothy Gabrielli,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Convents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convents. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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