convent

simple noun15 collocationsAvg. frequency: 5.7

A convent of the Catholic faith.

A convent belonging to the Franciscan order.

A convent belonging to the Carmelite order.

A school run by nuns, often for girls.

Education provided at a school run by nuns.

The physical and symbolic boundaries of the convent, often used as 'within the convent walls' to mean inside the convent.

The physical structure of the convent.

Indicates location inside a convent.

Used to name a specific convent, e.g., 'the Convent of St Saviour'.

to become a nun and live in a convent

to become a nun and live in a convent

to stop being a nun and depart from the convent

to establish or set up a new convent

to found or set up a new convent

to establish or found a new convent