monastērium — meaning in English
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English meaning
- convent noun A community of nuns or monks living together under religious vows, or the building where they live.
- monastery noun A building or complex where monks live a communal religious life, often under vows.
- Munster name The southernmost of the four traditional provinces of Ireland.
- nunnery noun A community of nuns, or the building where they live; a convent.
Senses
monastērium is used for these senses in English:
- Monastir (historical) Bitola in North Macedonia.
- Münster A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- convent (now, _, especially) Synonym of nunnery, a female religious community and its residence.
- monastery A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
- nunnery (chiefly, _, Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery for nuns.
convent — full definition
- noun A community of nuns or monks living together under religious vows, or the building where they live.
- noun A school run by such a religious community.