CONVENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A religious residence especially for nuns

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("convent" is a kind of...):

cloister; religious residence (residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery))

Meronyms (parts of "convent"):

cell; cubicle (small room in which a monk or nun lives)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convent"):

abbey (a convent ruled by an abbess)

nunnery (the convent of a community of nuns)

Derivation:

conventual (of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows)

Meaning:

A community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("convent" is a kind of...):

community (a group of people living in a particular local area)

Holonyms ("convent" is a part of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Derivation:

conventual (of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows)