of a nunnery convent

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• Convent — Con vent, n. [L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a convent. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. A coming together; a meeting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A usual ceremony at their [the witches] convents or meetings. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. An association or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Convent — • (1) A religious community of either sex when spoken of in its corporate capacity (2) The buildings in which resides a community of either sex Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Convent     Convent …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Nunnery — Nun ner*y, n.; pl. {Nunneries}. [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See {Nun}.] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See {Cloister}, and {Convent} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nunnery — (n.) late 13c., nunhood, from NUN (Cf. nun) + ERY (Cf. ery). Meaning convent of nuns is from c.1300. Meaning house of ill fame is attested by 1590s …   Etymology dictionary

• nunnery — *cloister, monastery, convent, abbey, priory …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• nunnery — [n] convent abbey, cloister, monastery, priory, religious community, retreat; concepts 368,516 …   New thesaurus

• nunnery — [nun′ər ē] n. pl. nunneries [ME nonnerie: see NUN1 & ERY] former term for CONVENT SYN. CLOISTER …   English World dictionary

• convent — *cloister, nunnery, monastery, abbey, priory …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• convent — [n] nunnery abbey, cloister, monastery, religious community, retreat, school; concepts 368,516 …   New thesaurus

• Convent — [nunnery]. The place of a community of Christians living together according to the rule of the religious order to which they belong (the term is not confined to women religious). [< Lat. conventus = assembly] Cf. Conventualis; Monastery;… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• convent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cloister, nunnery. See temple. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. religious community, cloister, nunnery; see cloister 1 , retreat 2 . See Synonym Study at cloister . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nunnery,… …   English dictionary for students