An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.

A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.

a disciplined spiritual residential community for women; similar to a monastery.

The residence or home where the members of a Religious community of Sisters live.

A residence normally for religious women (nuns* or sisters*) although in many countries (e.g., Spain) a convent can refer to a residence for religious men as well. A convent, like a monastery,* will normally have an area considered cloistered* as well as areas for receiving visitors or carrying out functions such as meetings, etc.

a monastic community of men or women

a religious residence especially for nuns

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

a community of females, also known as nuns, who have devoted their lives to the service of God

A building where members of women’s congregations live.

A community of nuns usually gathered in a building or buildings where they live and perform ascetic duties in service of the Catholic Church.

The dwelling of religious women living under monastic rules.

In common usage, the term refers to a house of women religious.

Convent is the name customarily given to the home of a community of sisters.

a church and buildings for religious women to live

A convent is a community of priests, religious brothers or religious sisters, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and, to a lesser degree, in the Anglican Communion.