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- Dictionarymonastery/ˈmɒnəst(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
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a building or group of buildings in which monks (= religious men) live and worship.
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits ).
The meaning of MONASTERY is a house for persons under religious vows; especially : an establishment for monks. How to use monastery in a sentence.
Monastery definition: a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.. See examples of MONASTERY used in a sentence.
a building or group of buildings in which monks (= religious men) live and worship.
a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, esp. monks, living in seclusion under religious vows. 2. the community of persons living in such a place. SYNONYMS 1. cloister; abbey, priory, friary, lamasery.
monastery, local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks.
