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Record 1 2022-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Religion (General)
DEF

A building or group of buildings in which female members of a religious order live as a religious community.

OBS

In English, a distinction is made between a "convent" and a "nunnery," the former encompassing all members of a religious community regardless of gender.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Religion (Généralités)
DEF

Maison dans laquelle vivent en communauté, sous une même règle, des religieux ou des religieuses de confession chrétienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de construcciones
  • Religión (Generalidades)
DEF

Casa donde viven en comunidad miembros de una orden religiosa.

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