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Conventual definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONVENTUAL, a. Belonging to a convent; monastic; as conventual priors.
CONVENTUAL, n. One that lives in a convent; a monk or nun.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows [syn: cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French conventuel, from Medieval Latin conventualis, from conventus convent Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or befitting a convent or monastic life ; monastic 2. capitalized of or relating to the Conventuals • conventually adverb II. noun Date: 1533 1. capitalized a member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual forming a branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi under a mitigated rule 2. a member of a conventual community

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or belonging to a convent. 2 of the less strict branch of the Franciscans, living in large convents. --n. 1 a member or inmate of a convent. 2 a conventual Franciscan. Etymology: ME f. med.L conventualis (as CONVENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prior Pri"or, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See Prior, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity. Conventical, or Conventual, prior, a prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under Priory. Claustral prior, an official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Conventual Con*ven"tu*al (?; 135), a. [LL. conventualis: cf. F. conventuel.] Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic. ``A conventual garb.'' --Macaulay. Conventual church, a church attached or belonging to a convent or monastery. --Wordsworth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Conventual Con*ven"tu*al, n. One who lives in a convent; a monk or nun; a recluse. --Addison.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Monastic. II. n. Monk or nun (as the case may be).