conventual

[ kuhn-ven-choo-uhl ]

adjective

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

noun

1. Friar Minor Conventual.
2. a member of a convent or monastery.

conventual

/ kənˈvɛntjʊəl /

adjective

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

noun

1. a member of a convent

Derived Forms

• conˈventually, adverb

Other Words From

• con·ventu·al·ly adjective

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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