CONVENT

convent. Convent, n. a religious house, nunnery, monastery

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Con″vent (?), n. [[L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a convent. See Convene, v. i.]] 1. 1. A coming together; a meeting.
A usual ceremony at their convents or meetings. B. Jonson. 2. 2. An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
One of our convent, and his confessor. Shak. 3. 3. A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.
One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent. Addison. Syn. — Nunnery; monastery; abbey. See Cloister.