CONVENT
\kˈɒnvənt], \kˈɒnvənt], \k_ˈɒ_n_v_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of CONVENT
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- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A coming together; a meeting.
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An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
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A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.
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To meet together; to concur.
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To be convenient; to serve.
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To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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An association of persons secluded from the world and devoted to a religious life: the house in which they live, a monastery or nunnery.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A house for persons devoting their lives to religious purposes; a body of monks or nuns-the house for the former is called a monastery, and for the latter a nunnery.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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