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Word entry · 9 letters

monastery

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɒnəstɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aemnorstyStarts with MEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Residence of a religious community.

Word origin

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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