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A home where nuns live together in community, devoted to prayer and shared religious life.
means A community of nuns (or sometimes monks) living together under religious vows, and also the building they live in.
from From Latin 'conventus,' meaning 'assembly' or 'gathering,' itself from 'convenire' — to come together (com- 'together' + venire 'to come'). The word originally just meant any gathering of people, religious or not; it narrowed over time in church usage to mean specifically a community bound by vows living under one roof.
- etymology
- Latin convenire, to come together
- vow structure
- poverty, chastity, obedience, surprisingly little drama
- real estate
- some of the oldest continuously run buildings on earth
- modern twist
- many now lease empty rooms to tourists