I'm writing a story about a Jewish girl who decides to start a convent of all lesbian women, and I'm not certain if that still classifies as a monastery/convent. They live separate from society, abstain from intercourse (from the opposite sex, at least), and devote themselves to study and charitable acts... but they don't necessarily have any shared religious beliefs. Do you think it would be appropriate if they called themselves "The Nuns of ____" or "____ Monastery"?
If not, what do I call them? A colony? Asylum? A commune?
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