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monasteries
(encz) | monasteries,kláštery n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Monasteries
(gcide) | Monastery \Mon"as*te*ry\, n.; pl. Monasteries. [L.
monasterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a solitary, a monk, fr. ? to be
alone, live in solitude, fr. mo`nos alone. Cf. Minister.]
A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary
temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely
applied to such a house for females.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.
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Monasteries
(gcide) | Monastery \Mon"as*te*ry\, n.; pl. Monasteries. [L.
monasterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a solitary, a monk, fr. ? to be
alone, live in solitude, fr. mo`nos alone. Cf. Minister.]
A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary
temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely
applied to such a house for females.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.
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