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Webster 1913 Edition


Convent

Con′vent

,
Noun.
[L.
conventus
a meeting, LL. also, a convent. See
Convene
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
A coming together; a meeting.
[Obs.]
A usual ceremony at their [the witches]
convents
or meetings.
B. Jonson.
2.
An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
One of our
convent
, and his [the duke’s] confessor.
Shakespeare
3.
A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.
Syn. – Nunnery; monastery; abbey. See
Cloister
.

Con-vent′

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
conventus
, p. p. of
convenire
. See
Convene
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
To meet together; to concur.
[obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
2.
To be convenient; to serve.
[Obs.]
When that is known and golden time
convents
.
Shakespeare

Con-vent′

,
Verb.
T.
To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Convent

CONVENT

,
Noun.
[L., to assemble.]
1.
An assembly of persons devoted to religion; a body of monks or nuns.
2.
A house for persons devoted to religion; an abbey; a monastery; a nunnery.

CONVENT

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] To call before a judge or judicature.

CONVENT

,
Verb.
I.
To meet; to concur. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


convent

convent

English

Noun

convent (plural convents)

  1. A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
  2. The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
    • Addison
      One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.
  3. A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
  4. A coming together; a meeting.
    • Ben Jonson
      a usual ceremony at their [the witches'] convents or meetings

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Verb

convent (third-person singular simple present convents, present participle conventing, simple past and past participle convented)

  1. (obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
  2. (obsolete) To meet together; to concur.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)
  3. (obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin conventus.

Noun

convent m (plural convents)

  1. convent (building)

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin conventus. See also the doublet couvent.

Noun

convent m (plural convents)

  1. convent, nunnery

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