What is the difference between convent and abbey?
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A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
* Addison
A gathering of people lasting several days for the purpose of discussing or working on topics previously selected.
A coming together; a meeting.
* Ben Jonson
(obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
* 1613 , , V. i. 52:
(obsolete) To meet together; to concur.
(obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.
* 1599 , , V. i. 379:
The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
The church of a monastery.
(UK) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
(capitalized) In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood.
As nouns the difference between convent and abbey
is that convent is a religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows while abbey is the office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.As a verb convent
is to call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.As a proper noun Abbey is
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English
(wikipedia convent)Noun
(en noun)- One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent .
- a usual ceremony at their [the witches'] convents or meetings
See also
* monastery * nunneryVerb
(en verb)- Tomorrow morning to the Council board / He be convented .
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
- When that is known and golden time convents .
abbey
English
Noun
(en noun)- From 1199 to 1203 William Punchard was the abbot of the abbey of Rievaulx, which was part of the Cistercian order of monks.