abbey - a convent ruled by an abbess

cubicle, cell - small room is which a monk or nun lives

nunnery - the convent of a community of nuns

cloister, religious residence - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group

community - a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"