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Definitions for: Monastery
[n] the residence of a religious community
Webster (1913) Definition: Mon"as*te*ry, n.; pl. Monasteries. [L.
monasterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a solitary, a monk, fr. ? to be
alone, live in solitude, fr. ? alone. Cf. Minister.]
A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary
temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely
applied to such a house for females.
Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.
See Also: abbey, cell, cloister, cubicle, friary, lamasery, minster, religious residence
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