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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•as•ter•y /ˈmɑnəˌstɛri/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ter•ies. - Religiona place where a community of monks lives.
- Religionthe community itself.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•as•ter•y (mon′ə ster′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ter•ies. - Religiona house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, esp. monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
- Religionthe community of persons living in such a place.
- Late Greek monasté̄rion monk house, origin, originally hermit's cell, equivalent. to monas-, variant stem of monázein to be alone (see mon-) + -tērion neuter adjective, adjectival suffix denoting place
- Late Latin monastērium
- 1350–1400; Middle English
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cloister; abbey, priory, friary, lamasery.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: monastery /ˈmɒnəstərɪ -strɪ/ n ( pl -teries)- the residence of a religious community, esp of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows
Etymology: 15th Century: from Church Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monázein to live alone, from monos alonemonasterial /ˌmɒnəˈstɪərɪəl/ adj |