Convent

Convent
For other uses, see Convent (disambiguation).
A Beguine convent in Amsterdam.

A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion. In modern English usage, "convent" almost invariably refers to a community of women, while "monastery," "priory" or "friary" are used for men; but in historical usage they are often interchangeable.

Technically, a "monastery" is a community of monastics, whereas a "convent" is a community of mendicants ("friary" specifying a male community specifically), and a "canonry" a community of canons [regular]. The terms "abbey" and "priory" can be applied to both monasteries and canonries and distinguish those headed by an Abbot from the lesser dependent houses headed by a Prior.

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  • Convent — • (1) A religious community of either sex when spoken of in its corporate capacity (2) The buildings in which resides a community of either sex Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Convent     Convent …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Convent — Con vent, n. [L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a convent. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. A coming together; a meeting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A usual ceremony at their [the witches] convents or meetings. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. An association or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convent — ► NOUN 1) a Christian community of nuns living under monastic vows. 2) (also convent school) a school attached to and run by a convent. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin conventus assembly, company …   English terms dictionary

  • Convent — nach dem Lateinischen Zusammenkunft, Versammlung. In früherer Zeit die Senats oder Volksversammlung an Gerichtstagen. Ferner die Zusammenkunft oder die Gesammtheit der Mönche und Nonnen in einem Kloster; daher Convent auch für Kloster …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • convent — (n.) c.1200, covent, cuvent, from Anglo Fr. covent, from O.Fr. convent, from L. conventus assembly, used in M.L. for religious house, originally pp. of convenire come together (see CONVENE (Cf. convene)). Not exclusively feminine until 18c. The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • convent — Convent, Coenobium. Convent de vierges, Parthenones. B …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • convent — [kän′vənt, kän′vent΄] n. [OFr < L conventus, assembly (in ML(Ec), religious house, convent), orig. pp. of convenire,CONVENE] 1. a community of nuns or, sometimes, monks, living under strict religious vows 2. the building or buildings occupied… …   English World dictionary

  • Convent — Con*vent , v. i. [L. conventus, p. p. of convenire. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. To meet together; to concur. [obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To be convenient; to serve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When that is known and golden time convents. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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