: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
So why has it been sequestered inside a Newfoundland convent?
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
One of the best places to stay is Villa Paola, a former 16th Century convent surrounded by a Mediterranean garden that overlooks the white beaches and rocky cliffs of the Costa degli Dei (Coast of the Gods).
—Gary Portuesi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The film narrates the story of a convent located in the South of Spain, where a sect of unholy nuns served as a coven to find the perfect womb for the son of the devil to make his entry on earth.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
So why has it been sequestered inside a Newfoundland convent?
—Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
Or a pile of stones where once there had been a convent.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
One of the best places to stay is Villa Paola, a former 16th Century convent surrounded by a Mediterranean garden that overlooks the white beaches and rocky cliffs of the Costa degli Dei (Coast of the Gods).
—Gary Portuesi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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