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monasteries Definition


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monastery
noun
    monasteries
    1. The home of a community of monks, or sometimes nuns. See also nunnery.
      Thesaurus: abbey, priory, cloister, convent, friary, nunnery.
Etymology: 15c: from Greek monasterion, from monazein to live alone.



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