monastery

Noun
US[mon-uh-ster-ee]/ˈmɑnəˌstɛri/4 syllables

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Noun (1)monasteries

  1. the residence of a religious communityType of religious residence, cloisterKinds abbey, charterhouse, friary, lamaseryParts cell, minster, scriptorium
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mon′as·te·ry noun; pl. Monasteries (#).

Origin: L. monasterium, Gr. …, fr. … a solitary, a monk, fr. … to be alone, live in solitude, fr. μόνος 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.

Synonyms: Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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