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monastery

English

Alternative forms

  • monasterie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French monastere, from Latin monast?rium, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (monast?rion, hermit's cell), from ????? (mónos, alone). Doublet of minster.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?n?st?i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?m?n?st??i/, /?m?n?st??i/

Noun

monastery (plural monasteries)

  1. Building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows

Related terms

  • monasterial
  • monastic
  • monasticism

Translations

See also

  • abbey
  • cloister
  • convent
  • friary
  • minster

Anagrams

  • asteronym, myronates, nasometry, oysterman

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ribat

English

Etymology

From the Arabic ??????? (rib??, hospice, hostel).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?t

Noun

ribat (plural ribats)

  1. A Sufi monastery.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Bitar, arbit, brait

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