Convent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɑːnvent|  American pronunciation of the word convent
Brit.  |ˈkɒnv(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word convent

noun

- a religious residence especially for nuns
- a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

Extra examples

The sisters live in the convent.

The little solitary convent is niched into a low, damp-looking meadows.

She renounced the world and entered a convent.

Word forms

noun
singular: convent
plural: convents
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