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Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t..

Convent :: Convent (v. i.) To meet together; to concur.

Conventionalist :: Conventionalist (n.) One who adheres to a convention or treaty.

Bold :: Bold (n.) Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold..

Nun :: Nun (n.) A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience..

Conventionalily :: Conventionalily (adv.) In a conventional manner.

Probation :: Probation (n.) The novitiate which a person must pass in a convent, to probe his or her virtue and ability to bear the severities of the rule..

Convent :: Convent (v. i.) A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.

Conventionary :: Conventionary (a.) Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary tenants..

Canoness :: Canoness (n.) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

Convent :: Convent (v. i.) An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.

Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules..

Convent :: Convent (v. i.) A coming together; a meeting.

Convention :: Convention (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.

Death's-head :: Death's-head (n.) A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death.

Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal..

Hebdomadary :: Hebdomadary (n.) A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors..

Father :: Father (n.) A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc..

Literalism :: Literalism (n.) The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization..

Argot :: Argot (n.) A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash..

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