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Webster 1913 Edition

Monastery

Mon′as-te-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Monasteries
(#)
.
[L.
monasterium
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] a solitary, a monk, fr. [GREEK] 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.
Syn. – Convent; abbey; priory. See
Cloister
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Monastery

MON'ASTERY

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Noun.
[Low L. monasterium; Gr. from sole, separate.]
A house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, whether an abbey, a priory or a nunnery. The word is usually applied to the houses of monks, mendicant friars and nuns.

Definition 2025

monastery

monastery

English

Meteora Monastery in Greece

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monastery ‎(plural monasteries)

  1. Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).

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From Old French monastere, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον ‎(monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος ‎(mónos, “alone”).

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