Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun convent

2 senses of convent

Sense 1
convent -- (a religious residence especially for nuns)
       => religious residence, cloister -- (residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery))

Sense 2
convent -- (a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together)
       => community -- (a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community")