: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
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Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The Hudson Navigator, once a Victorian-era convent in Hudson, New York, has been transformed into a nine-room boutique hotel.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Taking cues from the frescoes that adorn the ceilings of the 15th-century convent, the celebrated French interior designer, known for his work in luxury hospitality, opted for a similar color palette achieved through natural pigments aged by time, such as terra-cotta and celestial gray-blue shades.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Upon arrival, the women were typically brought to live in the convents.
—Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
The Hudson Navigator, once a Victorian-era convent in Hudson, New York, has been transformed into a nine-room boutique hotel.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Taking cues from the frescoes that adorn the ceilings of the 15th-century convent, the celebrated French interior designer, known for his work in luxury hospitality, opted for a similar color palette achieved through natural pigments aged by time, such as terra-cotta and celestial gray-blue shades.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for convent
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convent. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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