monastery

Significado (Inglés)

A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

Conceptos

monasterio

convento

cenobio

Sinónimos

convent

abbey

cloister

temple

nunnery

priory

mutt

house of worship

minster

house of prayer

friary

place of worship

🛐

church

⛪

cell

monk’s cell

temple and temple grounds

religious community

religious theater

Traducciones

Kloster

monastero

klooster

monastère

monasterium

μοναστήρι

monestir

couvent

convento

mosteiro

mannenklooster

monastério

دير

convento

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɒnəstɹi/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: monasterie

In summary

From Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”, suffix forming place names), from μονάζω (monázō, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + -άζω (-ázō, verb-forming suffix). Doublet of minster.