Convent

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convent \Con*vent"\, v. i. [L. conventus, p. p. of convenire.
     See {Convene}, v. i.]
     1. To meet together; to concur. [obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. To be convenient; to serve. [Obs.]


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              When that is known and golden time convents. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convent \Con*vent"\, v. t.
     To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
     [Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convent \Con"vent\, n. [L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a
     convent. See {Convene}, v. i.]
     1. A coming together; a meeting. [Obs.]
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              A usual ceremony at their [the witches] convents or
              meetings.                             --B. Jonson.
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     2. An association or community of recluses devoted to a
        religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
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              One of our convent, and his [the duke's] confessor.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a
        monastery or nunnery.
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              One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more
              agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a
              convent.                              --Addison.
  
     Syn: Nunnery; monastery; abbey. See {Cloister}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  convent
       n 1: a religious residence especially for nuns
       2: a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns)
          living together

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  CONVENT, n.  A place of retirement for woman who wish for leisure to
  meditate upon the vice of idleness.
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Convent, LA
    Zip code(s): 70723