A convent dweller is someone who lives in a convent, which is a religious community of women living under the guidance of an ABBESS. The most common type of convent dweller is a NUN, who is a woman who has taken vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. SISTERS are also convent dwellers, but they have not taken the same vows as nuns. Nuns and SISTERS both wear a HABIT, which is a distinctive clothing worn by members of a religious order. An ABBEY is a monastery or convent, and an ABBESS is the female superior of a convent.