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Webster 1913 Edition
Minster
Min′ster
,Noun.
(Arch.)
A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (
as Beverly
), and is also improperly used for any large church. Minster
, Southwell Minster
, etc.Minster house
, the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation.
Shipley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Minster
MIN'STER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
minster
minster
English
The west facade of Westminster Abbey in London, England, United Kingdom. The abbey originates from a community of Benedictine monks established by Saint Dunstan with the assistance of King Edgar of England.
Noun
minster (plural minsters)
- A monastic church.
- 2014 July 20, Jane Gardam, “Give us a bishop in high heels [print version: “Give us a high-heeled bishop”, International New York Times, 22 July 2014, page 11]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 July 2014:
- [F]urther south in Kent, there was St. Mildred, whose mother, in 670, founded the minster that still stands there in good nick, with nine nuns who are an ever-present help in trouble to all religions and none.
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Usage notes
Not to be confused with minister.
Translations
a monastic church
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