: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation
especially
: an establishment of nuns
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Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
This is the story of what happened in Loudun, France, in 1632, when an entire convent of nuns was found to be possessed by demons.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Spain And Its Paradores Like many European countries, Spain is rich in historic buildings of all sorts, monasteries, convents, palaces, castles and so on, and over the years many of them fell into disrepair.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Bill undergoes a moral crisis when his path crosses with a wretched head nun (Emily Watson) at a convent that’s part of the notorious Magdalene Laundries — a place of severe abuse of women.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Accommodations—such as Torre del Marqués and El Convent 1613—are impressive farmhouses, charming little villas, and convents converted into hideaways.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2024
This is the story of what happened in Loudun, France, in 1632, when an entire convent of nuns was found to be possessed by demons.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Spain And Its Paradores Like many European countries, Spain is rich in historic buildings of all sorts, monasteries, convents, palaces, castles and so on, and over the years many of them fell into disrepair.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Bill undergoes a moral crisis when his path crosses with a wretched head nun (Emily Watson) at a convent that’s part of the notorious Magdalene Laundries — a place of severe abuse of women.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Convent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convent. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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