1. a building or group of buildings where nuns live and work together as a religious community

Examples

• She decided to join a convent after finishing college.
• The old convent was converted into a school.
• The nuns at the convent grow their own vegetables.
• Visitors are welcome to tour the historic convent.
• The convent bell rings every morning at six o'clock.
• She spent three years living in a convent in France.