CONVENTUAL
cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical
(adjective) of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
conventual (comparative more conventual, superlative most conventual)
Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
Synonyms
• conventical
Noun
conventual (plural conventuals)
A member of a convent.
Noun
Conventual (plural Conventuals)
A member of one of the two divisions of the Franciscans, following a mitigated rule, the other being the Observants.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*ven"tu*al, a. Etym: [LL. conventualis: cf. F. conventuel.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic. "A conventual garb." Macaulay. Conventual church, a church attached or belonging to a convent or monastery. Wordsworth.
Con*ven"tu*al, n.
Definition: One who lives in a convent; a monk or num; a recluse. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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