Conventual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈaɪmoʊθˌɛɹəpi/

🇬🇧British English

/kənvˈɛntʃuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənvˈɛntʃuːəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈaɪmoʊθˌɛɹəpi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cloistered monastical monastic cloistral

Word Forms

cloister	noun	residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
convent	noun	a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together
monastic	noun	a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konventual

des Gemeinschaftslebens, das durch religiöse Gelübde von der Welt abgesondert ist

🇫🇷French

conventuel

de la vie communautaire séquestrée du monde sous les vœux religieux

🇪🇸Spanish

monja

de vida comunitaria secuestrada del mundo bajo votos religiosos

🇮🇹Italian

conventuale

della vita comunitaria sequestrata dal mondo sotto i voti religiosi

🇳🇱Dutch

kloosterlijk

van het gemeenschapsleven dat onder religieuze geloften van de wereld is afgezonderd

🇷🇺Russian

монастырский

общественной жизни, изолированной от мира религиозными обетами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मठ का

धार्मिक प्रतिज्ञाओं के तहत दुनिया से अलग किए गए सामुदायिक जीवन का

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রচলিত

ধর্মীয় অঙ্গীকারে পৃথিবী থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন সাম্প্রদায়িক জীবন

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கமான

மத சபதங்களின் கீழ் உலகத்திலிருந்து பிரிக்கப்பட்ட வகுப்புவாத வாழ்க்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

సంప్రదాయమైన

మతపరమైన ప్రమాణాల ప్రకారం ప్రపంచం నుండి వేరుచేయబడిన సామూహిక జీవితం

🇮🇳Marathi

पारंपारिक

धार्मिक व्रतांखाली जगापासून अलग केलेले सांप्रदायिक जीवन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરંપરાગત

ધાર્મિક પ્રતિજ્ઞાઓ હેઠળ વિશ્વમાંથી અલગ કરાયેલા સાંપ્રદાયિક જીવન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞೆಗಳ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸಾಮುದಾಯಿಕ ಜೀವನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരമ്പരാഗതമായ

മതപരമായ പ്രതിജ്ഞകൾക്ക് കീഴിൽ ലോകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപെടുത്തിയ സാമുദായിക ജീവിതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਵਾਇਤੀ

ਫਿਰਕੂ ਜੀਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸਹੁੰ ਦੇ ਤਹਿਤ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

روایتی

مذہبی منتوں کے تحت دنیا سے الگ ہونے والی اجتماعی زندگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

传统的

在宗教誓言下与世隔绝的公共生活

🇯🇵Japanese

従来の

宗教上の誓いのもとに世間から隔離された共同生活

🇰🇷Korean

수도사

종교적 서약으로 인해 세상으로부터 격리된 공동생활

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thường lệ

về cuộc sống cộng đồng tách biệt khỏi thế giới dưới những lời thề tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

ตามธรรมเนียม

ของชีวิตส่วนรวมที่ถูกแยกออกจากโลกตามคำปฏิญาณทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

biarawan

kehidupan komunal yang diasingkan dari dunia di bawah sumpah agama

🇵🇭Filipino

kumbensyunal

ng komunal na buhay na nahiwalay sa mundo sa ilalim ng mga panata sa relihiyon

🇲🇾Malay

konvensional

kehidupan komunal yang diasingkan dari dunia di bawah ikrar agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدير

الحياة الجماعية المنعزلة عن العالم بموجب الوعود الدينية

🇮🇷Persian

متعارف

زندگی جمعی که تحت نذرهای مذهبی از جهان جدا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

manastıra özgü

dini yeminlerle dünyadan uzaklaştırılan toplumsal yaşamın

🇮🇱Hebrew

קונבנציונאלי

של חיים קהילתיים מבודדים מהעולם תחת נדרים דתיים

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The primary meaning of 'conventual' is 'of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows'.

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Using 'conventual' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'conventual' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'conventual' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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