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convent: see monasticism monasticism (mənăs`tĭsĭzəm, mō–) ..... Click the link for more information. . convent 1. a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns 2. the religious community inhabiting such a building 3. a school in which the teachers are nuns How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The prolific Thorne has written a surprisingly benign novel about a 15-year-old Protestant girl sent in 1942 to a convent school in the north of England to protect her from the Blitz. Joseph Convent School in the midlands of Ireland, the good sisters taught us by rote and rule; if we didn't master the rote, the rule(r) rode our knuckles. She may still be looking, but her search has already taken her on a stunning ride from convent school student to AIDS activist in South Africa, the epicenter of the worldwide pandemic. |
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