monastery

Significado (Inglés)

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

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

Traducións

Kloster

monastero

monasterio

klooster

monastère

monasterium

μοναστήρι

monestir

couvent

convento

mosteiro

convento

mannenklooster

monastério

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈmɒnəstɹi/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: 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.