min·ster (m n st r)n. Chiefly British A monastery church. [Middle English, from Old English mynster, from Vulgar Latin *monist  rium, from Late Latin monastrium, monastery; see monastery.] |
minster [ˈmɪnstə]
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(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Brit any of certain cathedrals and large churches, usually originally connected to a monastery
[Old English mynster, probably from Vulgar Latin monisterium (unattested), variant of Church Latin monastērium monastery]
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| Noun | 1. |  minster - any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monasterycathedral - any large and important church monastery - the residence of a religious community Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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