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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
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Derived Forms
- conˈventually, adverb
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Other Words From
- con·ventu·al·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conventual1
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Example Sentences
Scant remains of the conventual buildings may be traced to the south of the Priory ruins.
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On the 24th of February, in the morning, Jeanne attended conventual mass there.
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The little ecclesia domestica, as he happily called it, seems to have been entirely without rule or conventual order.
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Gradually a conventual settlement, such as was the ideal of the time, gathered in this spot.
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In this semi-conventual silence and solitude, the excitement which had swept me along for three weeks subsided rapidly.
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