Convents Meaning in English

word · lemma: convent

US

ˈkɑnˌvɛnts/, /ˈkɑnvənts

KAHN-vents

UK

kˈɒnvənts

KON-vents

التعريف

Buildings or communities where nuns (women who have devoted their lives to religion) live, pray, and work together.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

More common in religious or historical contexts. Refers specifically to communities for nuns (not monks). Sometimes confused with 'monasteries', which are for monks or mixed communities. Plural 'convents' refers to more than one such place.

• Spanish: conventos
• Portuguese (BR): conventos
• Portuguese (PT): conventos
• Chinese (Simplified): 修道院（女）
• Chinese (Traditional): 修道院（女）
• Hindi: विहार - नन का आश्रम
• Arabic: أديرة الراهبات
• Bengali: কনভেন্ট - আশ্রয়স্থল (ধর্মীয় নারী সমাজের) - ননদের আবাসস্থান
• Russian: монастыри (для монахинь) - женские монастыри
• Japanese: 修道院（女子）
• Vietnamese: tu viện nữ - tu viện (dành cho nữ tu)
• Korean: 수녀원
• Turkish: manastır (kadınlar için) - rahibe manastırı
• Urdu: کانوینٹ - راہبہ خانہ
• Indonesian: biara (khusus suster) - biara wanita

جمل نموذجية

Many convents are located near churches.

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The city has three old convents.

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Nuns live and pray in convents.

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After the tour, we visited two beautiful convents from the 18th century.

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Some convents are now used as museums or hotels.

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During the festival, the local convents make and sell special cakes.

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