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conventual

[ kuhn-ven-choo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.


noun

  1. a member of a convent or monastery.

conventual

/ kənˈvɛntjʊəl /

adjective

  1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a member of a convent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • conˈventually, adverb
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Other Words From

  • con·ventu·al·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conventual1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conventuālis, equivalent to Latin conventu-, stem of conventus convent + -ālis -al 1
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Example Sentences

Scant remains of the conventual buildings may be traced to the south of the Priory ruins.

On the 24th of February, in the morning, Jeanne attended conventual mass there.

The little ecclesia domestica, as he happily called it, seems to have been entirely without rule or conventual order.

Gradually a conventual settlement, such as was the ideal of the time, gathered in this spot.

In this semi-conventual silence and solitude, the excitement which had swept me along for three weeks subsided rapidly.

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