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convent

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


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Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The women find refuge in a convent and, ultimately, in a seaside town where some measure of peace awaits them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 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

El Pais daily reported that the Civil Guard had searched the convent "to clarify if the former nuns had irregularly sold pieces of sacred art".

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

“Our priest heard there was a convent upstate that was taking in teenage girls. Bri left Thursday.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer