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Monastery
Pronunciation : Mon"as*te*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. monasterium, Gr. Minister.]
Definition : Defn: A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females.
Syn. -- Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.
pl. Monasteries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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