монасты́рь — meaning in English

English meaning

• abbey noun A monastery or convent, or the buildings that house it, led by an abbot or abbess.
• cloister noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
• 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.

Senses

монасты́рь is used for these senses in English:

• abbey A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
• cloister A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
• convent The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.
• monastery A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

abbey — full definition

1. noun A monastery or convent, or the buildings that house it, led by an abbot or abbess.
2. noun A building that was once a monastery, now often used as a stately home or historic site.
3. name A diminutive of the given name Abigail.

cloister — full definition

1. noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
2. noun A monastery, convent, or similarly secluded religious place — or, more broadly, life lived in one.
3. verb To shut someone away from the outside world, whether by choice or not.

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