English Explanatory Dictionary

convent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
  2. The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
  3. Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
  4. A Christian school.
  5. A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
  6. A coming together; a meeting.
verb
  1. To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
  2. To meet together; to concur.
  3. To be convenient; to serve.
name
  1. A census-designated place, the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒn.vɛnt/ /ˈkɒn.vənt/ /ˈkɑn.vɛnt/ En-us-convent.ogg /kənˈvɛnt/

Word forms

convent convents conventing convented

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

abbey nunnery

Related words

convenance convene convenient conventicle convention covenant Covent Garden covin commune rectory seminary

Derived words

convent school Convent Station

Translations

Arabic: دير Arabic: رهبنة نسوي Bulgarian: мето́х Catalan: convent Chinese Mandarin: 女修道院 Chinese Mandarin: 庵堂 Chinese Mandarin: 尼姑庵 Chinese Mandarin: 修道院 Danish: kloster Danish: nonnekloster Danish: munkekloster Dutch: nonnenklooster Finnish: konventti Finnish: nunnaluostari Finnish: kokous French: couvent Georgian: მონასტერი German: Kloster German: Nonnenkloster Hungarian: zárda Irish: clochar Italian: convento Latin: coenobium Latin: monastērium (monachārum) Latin: conventus Macedonian: же́нски ма́настир Macedonian: ма́настир Macedonian: собир Malay: konven Māori: whare none Middle English: covent Norwegian Bokmål: kloster Norwegian Bokmål: nonnekloster Norwegian Nynorsk: kloster Norwegian Nynorsk: nonnekloster Old English: nunnhīrēd Old English: nunnmynster Old English: wīfhīrēd Polish: konwent Polish: klasztor (żeński) Portuguese: convento Portuguese: convenção Romanian: mănăstire (de maici) Russian: же́нский монасты́рь Russian: монасты́рь Russian: съезд Russian: слёт Russian: конве́нт Spanish: convento Swahili: konventi Swedish: nunnekloster Swedish: kloster Tagalog: kumbento Tocharian B: tsāro Czech: klášter Persian: صومعه Slovak: kláštor
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