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CONVENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A religious residence especially for nuns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("convent" is a kind of...):
cloister; religious residence (residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery))
Meronyms (parts of "convent"):
cell; cubicle (small room in which a monk or nun lives)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convent"):
abbey (a convent ruled by an abbess)
nunnery (the convent of a community of nuns)
Derivation:
conventual (of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("convent" is a kind of...):
community (a group of people living in a particular local area)
Holonyms ("convent" is a part of...):
religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)
Derivation:
conventual (of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows)
