monastery

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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

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Phát âm là (IPA)
/ˈmɒnəstɹi/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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.

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