Monastery Definition
mŏnə-stĕrē
monasteries
noun
A community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion.
American Heritage
A building or residence for monks or others who have withdrawn from the world, as for religious contemplation.
Webster's New World
Those living there.
Webster's New World
The dwelling place of such a community.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Monastery
Noun
Singular:
monastery
Plural:
monasteriesOrigin of Monastery
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Middle English monasterie from Old French monastere from Late Latin monastērium from Late Greek monastērion from Greek monazein to live alone from monos alone men-4 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin monastÄ“rium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monasterion, “hermit's cell"), from μόνος (monos, “alone").
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