Definition of convent

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Convent (v. i.) A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.

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Conventual :: Conventual (a.) Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic.
Conventicler :: Conventicler (n.) One who supports or frequents conventicles.
Spekehouse :: Spekehouse (n.) The parlor or reception room of a convent.
Junta :: "Junta (n.) A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp., the grand council of state in Spain..
Customary :: Customary (a.) Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual..
Diet :: Diet (n.) A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of Worms, held in 1521..
Armistice :: Armistice (n.) A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce..
Compliment :: Compliment (v. i.) To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.
Bold :: Bold (n.) Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold..
Hospice :: Hospice (n.) A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard..
Formal :: Formal (a.) Dependent in form; conventional.
Conventionalist :: Conventionalist (n.) One who is governed by conventionalism.
Convent :: Convent (v. i.) An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
Bohemian :: Bohemian (n.) A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
Cenobite :: Cenobite (n.) One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude..
Friary :: Friary (n.) A monastery; a convent of friars.
Rector :: Rector (n.) The superior officer or chief of a convent or religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a house that is a seminary or college.
Conventionalizw :: Conventionalizw (v. t.) To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance..
Attribute :: Attribute (n.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules..
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