English Explanatory Dictionary

conventual

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
noun
  1. A member of a convent.
noun
  1. A member of one of the two divisions of the Franciscans, following a mitigated rule, the other being the Observants.

Pronunciation

/kənˈvɛntjuːəl/ /kənˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl/

Word forms

conventual more conventual most conventual conventuals

Etymology

From Medieval Latin conventuālis, from Latin conventus (“convent”).

Synonyms

conventical

Derived words

Conventual Franciscans conventualism conventualist conventually Friar Minor Conventual prior conventual
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