Definitions
a religious residence especially for nuns
Word origin
From Middle English convent, variant of covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, perfect participle of the verb convenio (whence ultimately convene), see con- + venio. Doublet of coven.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: abbey”
“My God! It's enough to drive a girl into a convent! Do they have Jewish nuns?”
“One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Home for nuns”7 letters
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