minster

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/ ˈmɪn stər /

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noun

a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.

any large or important church, as a cathedral.

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Origin of minster

before 900; Middle English, Old English mynster (cognate with German Münster) <Vulgar Latin *monisterium, for Late Latin monastēriummonastery

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Minos, Minot, Minotaur, minoxidil, Minsk, minster, minstrel, minstrel show, minstrelsy, mint, mintage

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How to use minster in a sentence

He served in various governments in roles including prime minister and defense minster before taking control of the presidency.
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She also met with Jordan's King Abdullah, Turkish President Gul and Turkish Prime Minster Erdogan.
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Mendoza, who had recently been demoted to Vice Minster of Justice, resolved to go in and get Escobar on his own.
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With the Vice Minster of Justice now a hostage, Gen. Pardo's 4th brigade had little choice but to strike.
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"You have betrayed me, Señor Vice Minster," Escobar said to Mendoza.
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This could include, say, the Israeli prime minster, various cabinet ministers, and many members of Knesset.
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The following day being Sunday, we availed ourselves of the opportunity of attending services at the Minster.
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The town dates from the year 870, when the first cathedral minster was built by the order of one of the British chieftains.
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Aside from its world-famous minster, York teems with objects and places of curious and archaeological interest.
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It occupied a whole side of the court, and at one end had a private door into the minster.
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But they turned on him at the last, he says, and there's the mark still to be seen on the minster door where they run him down.
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British Dictionary definitions for minster

minster

/ (ˈmɪnstə) /

noun

British any of certain cathedrals and large churches, usually originally connected to a monastery

Word Origin for minster

Old English mynster, probably from Vulgar Latin monisterium (unattested), variant of Church Latin monastērium monastery

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