convent
Other forms: convents
A convent is a place where nuns live. Have you decided to dedicate the rest of your life to serving God? Well, then, maybe it’s time for you to consider moving into a convent.
Although convent usually refers to the actual building where nuns live together, it can also sometimes more generally refer to a Christian community that is living according to religious vows. Catholic monks live in communities together in monasteries, while Catholic nuns tend to live in convents.
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a religious residence especially for nunstype of:cloister, religious residenceresidence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
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a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living togethertype of:communitya group of people living in a particular local area
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