Convent
Convent noun - A religious residence especially for nuns.
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Nuns and convent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nuns" instead a noun "Convent".
Nearby Words: convention, conventual
Nuns
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- Averted in El Cazador de la Bruja, in which the two protagonists shelter in a South American convent with genuine nuns.
Source: Nuns Are Mikos -
Call the Midwife: It's set in a convent for an order of Anglican midwife-nuns (with a few midwives not in Holy Orders also living there).
Source: Nuns Are Funny - The convent she lives in only use the full habit on special occasions; the other nuns who visit her are dressed realistically in conservative dresses with headpieces.
Source: Hollywood Nuns
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