Synonyms for convent
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
Related words
- Word family
- convene convenient conventicle convention
- Is a kind of
- community residence home
Forms
- Plural
- convents → nunneries, abbeys, monasteries, cloisters…
Example sentences
- abbey I want to see the medieval tiles in the nearby abbey.
- monastery I'd rather live in a monastery with Internet access.
- cloister What's the difference between a cloister and a church?
- nunnery Every nunnery has its own rules.
By length
- 5 letters
- house1, abbey2
- 6 letters
- priory3
- 7 letters
- nunnery3
- 8 letters
- cloister2
- 9 letters
- monastery4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abbey2 = 2 syllables).