minster

min·ster

M0321500 (mĭn′stər)n. Chiefly British 1. A monastery church.2. A large church, especially a collegiate church or a cathedral.

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[Middle English, from Old English mynster, from Vulgar Latin *monistērium, from Late Latin monastērium, monastery; see monastery.]

minster

(ˈmɪnstə) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Brit any of certain cathedrals and large churches, usually originally connected to a monastery[Old English mynster, probably from Vulgar Latin monisterium (unattested), variant of Church Latin monastērium monastery]

min•ster

(ˈmɪn stər)

n. any of certain large or important churches. [before 900; Old English mynster (c. German Münster) « Late Latin monastērium monastery]

minster

A loose term given to a number of medieval English cathedrals and major churches. It originally implied a monastery and monastic church.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

minster - any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monasterycathedral - any large and important churchmonastery - the residence of a religious communityBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

Münstercattedrale