Definition of Conventuals. Meaning of Conventuals. Synonyms of Conventuals

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Definition of Conventuals

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

Meaning of Conventuals from wikipedia

- Particular characteristics of the Conventuals' tradition are community life and the urban apostolate. The Conventuals enjoy the privilege of caring for...
- Conventual sweets (Portuguese: Doçaria Conventual) are a typical part of the Portuguese cuisine and a generic term to a variety of sweets in Portugal...
- Conventuals remain distinct religious institutes within the Catholic Church, observing the Rule of Saint Francis with different emphases. Conventual Franciscans...
- St. Benedict's Conventual Priory, Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines, is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Saint...
- order, and separated them completely from the Conventuals. The less strict principles of the Conventuals, permitting the possession of real estate and...
- having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la C****ière as the Conventual Church of Saint John (Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann). The...
- a branch of the Conventual Franciscans, but with a vicar of their own, subject to the jurisdiction of the general of the Conventuals. On the 3rd of July...
- architecture. Either, a discrete space with an altar inside a larger cathedral, conventual, parish, or other church; or, a free standing small church building or...
- (Minors Conventual) and a school for girls conducted by the Sisters of Charity of Agram. The suburb of Karaağaç contained a church (Minor Conventuals), a...
- Anne of Austria (French: Anne d'Autriche; Spanish: Ana de Austria; born Ana María Mauricia; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was Queen of France from...