Convent
"Convent" in a Sentence (16 examples)
They said she would enter a convent.
Mary lived in a convent for a few months.
A work like "In This House of Brede," which tells the story of a successful businesswoman who enters a convent in middle life, is as interesting--and for the same reasons--as a story that takes place on a planet orbiting a distant star.
One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one's soul.
A convent is a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.
The book is about a woman who enters a convent.
The abbot was set on important constructions in those years for his convent.
Mary decided to go to the convent.
There is also a Catholic convent near to the railway station.
Each convent has its own rules.
Near-synonym: abbey
One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent.
...an usual ceremony at their [the witches'] convents or meetings...
Tomorrow morning to the Council board He be convented.
We convent nought else but woes
When that is known and golden time convents.