conventual

[ kuh n-ven-choo-uh l ]

/ kənˈvɛn tʃu əl /

adjective

of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.

noun

a member of a convent or monastery.

Nearby words

conventionality, conventionalize, conventionally, conventioneer, conventioner, conventual, conventual mass, converge, convergence, convergence excess, convergence insufficiency

Origin of conventual

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conventuālis, equivalent to Latin conventu-, stem of conventus convent + -ālis -al¹

Related formscon·ven·tu·al·ly, adjective

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Examples from the Web for conventual

Benedictine abbeys usually conformed to a common scheme as regards the planning of the church and the conventual buildings.
Life in a Medival City|Edwin Benson
The conventual buildings were re-roofed in 1878, after having been sadly neglected for many years.
An Account of Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen|Anonymous
Even the monks were disposed to consider it no part of their conventual duties.
The Eighteen Christian Centuries|James White
The abbess received them with conventual greetings, to which the Devil answered in a similar tone.
Faustus|Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger

Here a Sister clad in conventual garb came to inquire his business.
A Life Sentence|Adeline Sergeant

British Dictionary definitions for conventual

conventual

/ (kənˈvɛntjʊəl) /

adjective

of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent

noun

a member of a convent

Derived Formsconventually, adverb

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