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CONVENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONVENT?

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Need another word that means the same as “convent”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “convent” in this overview.

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Convent as a Noun
Definitions of "Convent" as a noun
Synonyms of "Convent" as a noun (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Convent" as a noun
Associations of "Convent" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Convent” are: nunnery

Convent as a Noun

Definitions of "Convent" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “convent” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows.
A school attached to and run by a convent.
The building or buildings occupied by a convent.
A religious residence especially for nuns.
A community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together.

Synonyms of "Convent" as a noun (1 Word)

nunnery

The convent of a community of nuns.

Usage Examples of "Convent" as a noun

Maria entered the convent at the age of eighteen.
The long windy path behind the convent.

Associations of "Convent" (30 Words)

abbess	The superior of a group of nuns.
abbey	A church that was formerly an abbey.
abbot	A man who is the head of an abbey of monks.
archdeacon	(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop.
augustinian	A Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders.
bishop	A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a mitre that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands Each player starts the game with two bishops one moving on white squares and the other on black.
buddhist	One who follows the teachings of Buddha.
canon	The works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine. The biblical canon.
cathedral	Relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop’s office or throne. St Paul's Cathedral.
catholic	Free from provincial prejudices or attachments. Her tastes are pretty catholic.
church	The body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church. After church* we went to a restaurant.*
cloister	Surround with a cloister. The monastery was where the Brothers would cloister* themselves to meditate.*
dean	(in a college or university, especially Oxford or Cambridge) a senior member of a college, with disciplinary and advisory functions. He is the dean* of foreign correspondents.*
diocese	A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
doyen	A man who is the senior member of a group. He became the doyen* of British physicists.*
gothic	As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened. Gothic novels like Frankenstein.
minster	Any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery. York Minster.
monastery	The residence of a religious community.
monastic	A monk or other follower of a monastic rule. A monastic* order.*
nunnery	The convent of a community of nuns.
orphanage	The state or condition of being an orphan. His early orphanage* shaped his character as an adult.*
priest	Ordain to the priesthood. The plays were performed within the sacred area of Dionysus in the presence of his priest.
priory	Religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
pyx	In the UK a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx by members of the Goldsmiths Company.
rector	(in Scotland) an elected representative of students on a university’s governing body.
religion	A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. Consumerism is the new religion.
saint	A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. Innocent III stressed that only the Pope had the authority to declare a saint.
school	The period of instruction in a school the time period when school is in session. The Venetian school* of painting.*
sister	A member of a religious order of women. None of her sisters would betray her.
theology	The study of the nature of God and religious belief. He studied theology* at Oxford.*