monastery

Significado (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

mosteiro

monastério

convento

claustro

Mosteiro

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

Kloster

monastero

monasterio

klooster

monastère

monasterium

μοναστήρι

monestir

couvent

convento

convento

mannenklooster

دير

xilwet

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɒnəstɹi/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: 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.