A monastery; a Christian religious house. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > [noun] (33) minstereOE A monastery; a Christian religious house. Obsolete. monklifeeOE A monastery. clausterc1000 A cloister, cell, or monastery. abbotricOE The benefice or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess; an abbacy. Also: an abbey. house?a1160 The place of habitation of a group or community. The place of abode of a religious community; an abbey, monastery, convent, etc.; = religious house n.… anchor-house?c1225 an anchorite's cell; (also) a monastery or nunnery. religion?c1225 Christian Church. A particular religious order or denomination; †a religious house. Also figurative. Now rare. abbeyc1300 Christian Church. A religious establishment usually consisting of a community of monks under an abbot or nuns under an abbess, esp. when considered… nunneryc1300 A place of residence for a community of nuns; a building or group of buildings in which nuns live as a religious community; a convent. Also figurative… house (also abbey) of religiona1325 house (also †abbey) of religion: a religious house, esp. a monastery or nunnery; (in later use also) a place of worship, as a church, mosque, or… nunryc1325 A nunnery. closterc1330 A cloister, monastic cell, or monastery. cloister1340 A place of religious seclusion; a monastery or nunnery; a convent. monasterya1425 A place of residence for a community living under religious vows, esp. the residence of a community of monks. Also: the members of such a community. monk-house?c1475 a monastery. friars1479 plural. The quarters or convent of a particular order; hence often used as a proper name for the part of a town where their convent formerly existed. convent1528 The building or set of buildings occupied by such a religious community. guild1546 The place of meeting of a guild. Also, the building in which a religious guild or fraternity lived. prioressy1575 Scottish. A nunnery or convent presided over by a prioress. abbey-stead1620 the site or grounds of a (former) abbey; an estate belonging to an abbey. minchery1710 A nunnery. reclusory1821 A habitation for one or more religious recluses, a hermitage; = reclusery, n. Also: a monastery or convent. akhara1838 Also with capital initial. In India: a convent or monastery, esp. of ascetics. Also: an order of ascetics or monks; spec. such a group forming a… house of piety1838 a charitable house, as a hospital, poorhouse, or the like, established for reasons of piety; (also) a religious house, as a monastery, convent, etc. kloster1844 A convent, a monastery (in Germany, Flanders, etc.). Subcategories:— Benedictine principal (1) — Buddhist (2) — of dervishes (1) — Jesuit (1) — Observant (1) — of Templars (1) — Tibetan (1) |
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