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Convent and Monastery

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Difference between Convent and Monastery

Convent vs. Monastery

A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns; or the building used by the community, particularly in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

Similarities between Convent and Monastery

Convent and Monastery have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Buddhism, Canon (priest), Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Mendicant orders, Nun, Priory.

Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Canon (priest)

A canon (from the Latin canonicus, itself derived from the Greek κανονικός, kanonikós, "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies subject to an ecclesiastical rule.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

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Mendicant orders

Mendicant orders are, primarily, certain Christian religious orders that have adopted a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and living in urban areas for purposes of preaching, evangelism, and ministry, especially to the poor.

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Nun

A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery.

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Priory

A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress.

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Convent and Monastery Comparison

Convent has 14 relations, while Monastery has 252. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 2.63% = 7 / (14 + 252).

References

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