minster (redirected from minsters)

min·ster  (mnstr)

n. Chiefly British

A monastery church.

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[Middle English, from Old English mynster, from Vulgar Latin *monistrium, from Late Latin monastrium, monastery; see monastery.]

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minster [ˈmɪnstə]

n

(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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

minster - any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery cathedral - 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

Translations

minster [ˈmɪnstəʳ] N (= cathedral) → catedral f; (= church) → iglesia f de un monasterio

minster [ˈmɪnstə^r] n → église f abbatiale

minster

n → Münster nt

minster [ˈmɪnstəʳ] n (Brit) → cattedrale f (annessa a monastero)

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minster [ˈmɪnstəʳ] n (Brit) → cattedrale f (annessa a monastero)