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convent: see monasticism monasticism , form of religious life, usually conducted in a community under a common rule. Monastic life is bound by ascetical practices expressed typically in the vows of celibacy, poverty, and obedience, called the evangelical counsels.
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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

convent

1. A religious community: friars, monks, or nuns (now usually nuns).

2. A group of buildings occupied by such a community.

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