mon·as·ter·y

(mŏn′ə-stĕr′ē)

n. pl. mon·as·ter·ies

1. A community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion.

2. The dwelling place of such a community.

[Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Late Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monazein, to live alone, from monos, alone; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

mon′as·te′ri·al (mŏn′ə-stîr′ē-əl, -stĕr′-) adj.

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monastery

(ˈmɒnəstərɪ; -strɪ)

n, pl -teries

(Ecclesiastical Terms) the residence of a religious community, esp of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows

[C15: from Church Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monázein to live alone, from monos alone]

monasterial adj

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mon•as•ter•y

(ˈmɒn əˌstɛr i)

n., pl. -ter•ies.

1. a place of residence occupied by a community of persons, esp. monks, living in religious seclusion.

2. the community itself.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin monastērium < Late Greek monastḗrion orig. hermit's cell =*monad-, base of monázein to be alone, derivative of mónos alone + -tērion n. suffix]

monastery

A building complex, including a church or abbey, inhabited by monks or nuns.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

monastery - the residence of a religious community

abbey - a monastery ruled by an abbot

cubicle, cell - small room in which a monk or nun lives

charterhouse - a Carthusian monastery

friary - a monastery of friars

lamasery - a monastery for lamas

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

cloister, religious residence - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

scriptorium - a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts

monastery

noun abbey, house, convent, priory, cloister, religious community, nunnery, friary He spent a year in a Buddhist monastery.

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Translations

دَيْردَيْرٌ

манастир

klášter

kloster

Kloster

μοναστήρι μονή

monasterio

دیرصومعه

luostarimunkkiluostari

monastère couvent

samostanmanastir

kolostor

klausturmunkaklaustur

monastero monastico convento

修道院

수도원

monasterium

vienuoliškasvienuolynų

klosteris

klooster

kloster munkekloster

klasztor

monastériomosteiro

монастырь

samostan

kloster

ที่อยู่ของพระ

manastır

tu viện

修道院

monastery

[ˈmɒnəstrɪ] N → monasterio m

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monastery

[ˈmɒnəstəri] n → monastère m

monastery

n → (Mönchs)kloster nt

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monastery

[ˈmɒnəst/ərɪ] n → monastero

monastery

(ˈmonəstəri) – plural ˈmonasteries – noun

a house in which a community of monks lives.

moˈnastic (-ˈnӕ-) adjective

of, or like, monks or monasteries. the monastic way of life.

monastery

→ دَيْرٌ klášter kloster Kloster μοναστήρι monasterio munkkiluostari monastère samostan monastero 修道院 수도원 klooster kloster klasztor mosteiro монастырь kloster ที่อยู่ของพระ manastır tu viện 修道院

Is the monastery open to the public? → Onko luostari avoinna yleisölle? → Je li samostan otvoren za javnost? → Er klosteret åpent for alle? → O mosteiro é aberto ao público? → Manastır halka açık mı? → 修道院对游客开放吗？