convent

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noun

con·​vent ˈkän-vənt 

-ˌvent

: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation

especially : an establishment of nuns

convent

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verb

con·​vent kən-ˈvent 

convented; conventing; convents

obsolete

: convene

Examples of convent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Then, in 1882, by which time the culture of the European Grand Tour amongst wealthy British and North American youth of rank had peaked, the convent finally transmogrified into a hotel (like other convents along this fabled coast). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Other next-door neighbors include a convent, a multi-building affordable-housing complex and a preschool for children with hearing loss. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

The principal venue is the Casa de la Cultura del Mayab, a sixteenth-century former convent in Mérida’s Centro Histórico. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

Delicately beautiful, with big emotions and a dramatic flair, the cosseted Vivien’s world was shattered at the age of six, when she was sent to be raised in a convent in England. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenire

Verb

Latin conventus, past participle of convenire

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1514, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

convent

noun

con·​vent

ˈkän-vənt, 

-ˌvent

1

: a community of nuns living together

2

: a house or set of buildings occupied by nuns