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conventual
[ kuhn-ven-choo-uhl ]
noun
- a member of a convent or monastery.
conventual
/ kənˈvɛntjʊəl /
adjective
- of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent
noun
- a member of a convent
Derived Forms
- conˈventually, adverb
Other Words From
- con·ventu·al·ly adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conventual1
Example Sentences
The fact that the greater portion of the female population was unaffected by the existence of the outlet provided by conventual life for women’s energies is a significant one.
Effect of the suppression of the conventual system on women, 369.
This gratified the jealousy of the conventual branch of the Franciscans and many of the secular clergy, who spread the scandal far and wide.
It was not for them to practise the strenuous idleness of conventual life, in a ceaseless round of barren liturgies.
Only a few years passed before she had to choose between a conventual life and a distasteful marriage.
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