convent

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convent

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English convent, variant of covent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventus, perfect participle of the verb convenio (whence ultimately convene), see con- + venio. Doublet of coven.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒn.vɛnt/, /ˈkɒn.vənt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.vɛnt/
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Hyphenation: con‧vent

Noun edit

convent (plural convents)

A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
- 1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
  One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.
(now especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
(India) A Christian school.
A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
A coming together; a meeting.
- 1609, Ben Jonson, The Masque of Queens:
  ...an usual ceremony at their [the witches'] convents or meetings...

Hyponyms edit

(religious community): monastery (chiefly male), nunnery (chiefly female), ribat (Sufi or Islamic and female)

Derived terms edit

convent school

Related terms edit

Translations edit

religious community of especially nuns

Arabic: دير (للراهبات) m (dayr (li-r-rāhibāt)), رهبنة نسوي f (rahbana niswī)
Bulgarian: мето́х (bg) m (metóh)
Catalan: convent (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 女修道院 (zh) (nǔ xiūdàoyuàn), 庵堂 (zh) (āntáng) (generally Buddhist), 尼姑庵 (zh) (nígū'ān) (generally Buddhist)
Danish: kloster (da) n, nonnekloster (da) n (for nuns), munkekloster (da) n (for monks)
Dutch: nonnenklooster (nl) n
Finnish: konventti (fi), nunnaluostari (fi)
French: couvent (fr) m
Georgian: მონასტერი (monasṭeri)
German: Kloster (de) n, Nonnenkloster (de) n
Hungarian: zárda (hu) sg
Irish: clochar m
Italian: convento (it) m
Latin: coenobium n, monastērium n (monachārum), conventus (la) m (4th declension)
Macedonian: же́нски ма́настир m (žénski mánastir)
Maori: whare none
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kloster (no) n, nonnekloster n (for nuns)

Nynorsk: kloster n, nonnekloster n (for nuns)
Old English: nunnhīrēd m, nunnmynster n, wīfhīrēd m
Polish: konwent (pl) m, klasztor (żeński) m
Portuguese: convento (pt) m
Romanian: mănăstire (de maici) f
Russian: же́нский монасты́рь m (žénskij monastýrʹ)
Spanish: convento (es) m
Swahili: konventi
Swedish: nunnekloster (sv) n (for nuns), kloster (sv) n
Tagalog: bahay-madre
Tocharian B: tsāro

building

Catalan: convent (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 修道院 (zh) (xiūdàoyuàn)
Czech: klášter (cs) m
Danish: kloster (da) n, nonnekloster (da) n (for nuns), munkekloster (da) n (for monks)
Finnish: konventti (fi), nunnaluostari (fi)
Macedonian: ма́настир m (mánastir)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kloster (no) n, nonnekloster n

Nynorsk: kloster n, nonnekloster n
Persian: صومعه (fa) (sovme'e)
Portuguese: convento (pt) m
Russian: монасты́рь (ru) m (monastýrʹ)
Slovak: kláštor (sk) m
Spanish: convento (es) m

gathering

Finnish: konventti (fi), kokous (fi)
Macedonian: собир m (sobir)
Polish: konwent (pl) m
Portuguese: convenção (pt) f
Russian: съезд (ru) m (sʺjezd), слёт (ru) m (sljot), конве́нт (ru) m (konvént)

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Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} couvent (fr) m
German: ^{(please verify)} Konvent m
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} konvent (sv)

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin convenio (past participle conventus), whence also convene; so of the same ultimate origin as Etymology 1.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kənˈvɛnt/
Rhymes: -ɛnt

Verb edit

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

(obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
- 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 52:
  Tomorrow morning to the Council board
  He be convented.
(obsolete) To meet together; to concur.
- 1613–1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, “The Two Noble Kinsmen.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
  We convent nought else but woes
(obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 379:
  When that is known and golden time convents.