con·ven·tu·al
kən-ˈven-chə-wəl 
-chü-əl,
kän-,
-ˈvench-wəl
2
capitalized
: of or relating to the Conventuals
conventually
adverb
1
capitalized
: a member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual forming a branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi under a mitigated rule
2
: a member of a conventual community
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Matt Seyler, ABC News, 10 May 2022
The Rev. Brad Heckathorne, a Conventual Franciscan friar, performed the ceremony at the chapel at Duke University.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2017
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But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force.
—Matt Seyler, ABC News, 10 May 2022
The Rev. Brad Heckathorne, a Conventual Franciscan friar, performed the ceremony at the chapel at Duke University.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2017
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“Conventual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventual. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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