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Monastery - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Monastery : (noun)
1: the residence of a religious community
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Monastery : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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