monastery (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *monastery*:
NOUN	artifact	monastery	the residence of a religious community

monastery > pronunciation
Sounds	maa'nahsteh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *monastery*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	The residence of a religious community.
Parts	cell, cubicle	small room in which a monk or nun lives
	minster	Any of certain cathedrals and large churches
	scriptorium	A room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
Narrower	abbey	A monastery ruled by an abbot
	charterhouse	A Carthusian monastery
	friary	A monastery of friars
	lamasery	A monastery for lamas
Broader	religious residence, cloister	residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
Spanish	cenobio, convento, monasterio
Catalan	convent, monestir

HyperDic: monastery