Minster Definition

mĭnstər
noun
A monastery church.
American Heritage
Any of various large churches or cathedrals.
Westminster Abbey.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Minster

Noun

Singular:
minster
Plural:
minsters

Origin of Minster

  • Middle English from Old English mynster from Vulgar Latin monistērium from Late Latin monastērium monastery monastery

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Minster Sentence Examples

  • The West minster Assembly, through its Confession, Directory and Catechisms, has become so associated with the Presbyterian Church that it is difficult to realize that it was not a church court at all, much less a creation of Presbyterianism.

  • The old minster church, built in the middle of the 11th century, contains some fine choir stalls.

  • The finest building in the town is the Romanesque minster church of the first quarter of the 13th century.

  • Here are the ruins of the Ludgeri Castle, formerly the residence of the bishops of Minster, and also the castle of Varlar, the residence of the princes of Salm-Horstmar.

  • Hofmann and Claus Frey, an anabaptist, were detained in prison, a measure due to the terror excited by the Minster episode of 1533-1534.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIN

Words Ending With

RERTER

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