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convent

[kon-vent, -vuhnt] / ˈkɒn vɛnt, -vənt /


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Then she spent time living in a convent house herself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

He grew up in Kolkata, moving between a convent school and a prestigious Jesuit boys' school where he first discovered music while cleaning instruments in the music room.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

Giulio Cesareo, director of communications for the Franciscan convent in Assisi said he hoped the display could be "a meaningful experience" for believers and non-believers alike.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

In Rome, they founded the convent of Santa Maria del Popolo at one of the city's main entrances, with trees and gardens nearby.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2026

“Your daughter has been chosen to be a Sun Maiden. She will be a member of the Acllahuasi, the convent of the Sun Maidens!”

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

To manage on a starting salary, some young professionals are turning to convents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

“Many of the early monasteries and convents took vows of silence, but that did not include singing, bells or gongs,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2023

Across Europe, the continent that nurtured Christianity for most of two millennia, churches, convents and chapels stand empty and increasingly derelict as faith and church attendance shriveled over the past half century.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2023

Now, Patrimonio Nacional oversees palaces, monasteries, convents, and royal gardens across the country.

From Washington Times May 22, 2023

Her family hadn’t had enough money for a dowry, the sum any girl in Florence needed for a marriage, and girls without dowries disappeared into convents, cut off from the world.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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