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mon·as·ter·y
(mŏn′ə-stĕr′ē)n. pl. mon·as·ter·ies
1. A community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion.
2. The dwelling place of such a community.
[Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Late Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monazein, to live alone, from monos, alone; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
mon′as·te′ri·al (mŏn′ə-stîr′ē-əl, -stĕr′-) adj.
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monastery
(ˈmɒnəstərɪ; -strɪ)n, pl -teries
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the residence of a religious community, esp of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows
[C15: from Church Latin monastērium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek monázein to live alone, from monos alone]
monasterial adj
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mon•as•ter•y
(ˈmɒn əˌstɛr i)n., pl. -ter•ies.
1. a place of residence occupied by a community of persons, esp. monks, living in religious seclusion.
2. the community itself.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin monastērium < Late Greek monastḗrion orig. hermit's cell =*monad-, base of monázein to be alone, derivative of mónos alone + -tērion n. suffix]
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monastery
A building complex, including a church or abbey, inhabited by monks or nuns.
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Noun 1. [画像:monastery - the residence of a religious community]monastery - the residence of a religious community
abbey - a monastery ruled by an abbot
charterhouse - a Carthusian monastery
friary - a monastery of friars
lamasery - a monastery for lamas
minster - any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
cloister, religious residence - residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
scriptorium - a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
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monastery
noun abbey, house, convent, priory, cloister, religious community, nunnery, friary He spent a year in a Buddhist monastery.
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دَيْردَيْرٌ
манастир
klášter
kloster
دیرصومعه
luostarimunkkiluostari
samostanmanastir
kolostor
klausturmunkaklaustur
修道院
수도원
monasterium
vienuoliškasvienuolynų
klosteris
monastériomosteiro
samostan
kloster
ที่อยู่ของพระ
tu viện
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monastery
n → (Mönchs)kloster nt
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monastery
(ˈmonəstəri) – plural ˈmonasteries – noun a house in which a community of monks lives. klooster دَيْر манастир mosteiro klášter das Kloster kloster μονή, μοναστήρι monasterio (munga)klooster دیر luostari monastère מנזר मठ manastir kolostor biara munkaklaustur monastero 修道院 수도원 vienuolynas (vīriešu) klosteris biara klooster kloster klasztor خانقاه mosteiro mănăstire мужской монастырь kláštor samostan manastir munkkloster วัด manastır 修道院(修士的) монастир صوفیوں، سنیاسیوں وغیرہ کا ٹھکانا tu viện 修道院
moˈnastic (-ˈnӕ-) adjective of, or like, monks or monasteries. the monastic way of life. kloosterlik دَيْري، رَهْباني манастирски monástico klášterní klösterlich klosteragtig; kloster- μοναστικός monástico munga-, kloostri- رهبانى luostari- monastique חַיֵי נָזִיר आश्रम संबंधी manastirski kolostori mengenai biara klaustur-; munka- monastico 修道院の 수도사와 같은 vienuoliškas, vienuolynų klostera- amat sederhana kloosterlijk munke-, kloster- klasztorny, zakonny راهب monástico monastic монашеский;монастырский kláštorný samostanski manastirski kloster-, munk- เกี่ยวกับพระหรือที่อยู่ของพระ manastır hayatına ait 修道院的 монастирський; чернечий راہبانہ ، خانقاہی thuộc tu viện 修道院的
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monastery
→ دَيْرٌ klášter kloster Kloster μοναστήρι monasterio munkkiluostari monastère samostan monastero 修道院 수도원 klooster kloster klasztor mosteiro монастырь kloster ที่อยู่ของพระ manastır tu viện 修道院Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Is the monastery open to the public? → هَلْ الدَيْرُ مَفْتوحٌ لَلجُمْهورِ؟ → Je klášter otevřen pro veřejnost? → Er kolsteret åbent for offentligheden? → Ist das Kloster der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich? → Το μοναστήρι είναι ανοικτό για το κοινό; → ¿Está abierto al público el monasterio? → Onko luostari avoinna yleisölle? → Le monastère est ouvert au public ? → Je li samostan otvoren za javnost? → Il monastero è aperto al pubblico? → その修道院は一般公開されていますか? → 이 수도원은 일반인에게 개방되었나요? → Is het klooster open voor het publiek? → Er klosteret åpent for alle? → Czy klasztor jest otwarty dla zwiedzających? → O mosteiro é aberto ao público? → Монастырь открыт для посетителей? → Är klostret öppet för allmänheten? → อารามเปิดให้สาธารณชนเข้าชมไหม? → Manastır halka açık mı? → Tu viện có mở cửa tham quan không? → 修道院对游客开放吗?
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