Meaning

6 senses
  1. A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.

    Near-synonym: abbey

    Kloster, Nonnenkloster

    же́нский монасты́рьžénskij monastýrʹ

  2. The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.

    монасты́рьmonastýrʹ

  3. The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.

    (especially)Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.

    a religious residence especially for nuns

  4. (India)A Christian school.

  5. A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.

    съездsʺjezd, слётsljot, конве́нтkonvént

  6. A coming together; a meeting.

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Mary lived in a convent for a few months.

    ruМэри несколько месяцев прожила в монастыре.

    deMary hat ein paar Monate lang in einem Konvent gelebt.

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  2. Each convent has its own rules.

    ruКаждый женский монастырь имеет свои собственные правила.

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  3. Rima was walking around the convent.

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  4. They said she would enter a convent.

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  5. Mary decided to go to the convent.

    deMaria beschloss, ins Kloster zu gehen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
religious community of especially nuns:
building:
gathering:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
religious community of especially nuns:

Origin

From Middle English convent, variant of covent, from Old French covent, from Latin convent

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.

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