monastery
[ mon-uh-ster-ee ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌstɛr i /
noun, plural mon·as·ter·ies.
a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
the community of persons living in such a place.
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Origin of monastery
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastḗrion “monk house,” originally, “hermit's cell,” equivalent to monas-, variant stem of monázein “to be alone” + -tērion neuter adjective suffix denoting place; see mono-
OTHER WORDS FROM monastery
mon·as·te·ri·al [mon-uh-steer-ee-uhl], /ˌmɒn əˈstɪər i əl/, adjectiveWords nearby monastery
monarthritis, monarticular, monas, Monash, monaster, monastery, monastic, monasticism, Monastral, monathetosis, monatomic
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British Dictionary definitions for monastery
monastery
/ (ˈmɒnəstərɪ, -strɪ) /
noun plural -teries
the residence of a religious community, esp of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows
Derived forms of monastery
monasterial (ˌmɒnəˈstɪərɪəl), adjectiveWord Origin for monastery
C15: from Church Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monázein to live alone, from monos alone
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