monastery

noun

/ˈmɒnəstri/

/ˈmɑːnəsteri/

(plural monasteries)

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a building in which monks (= members of a male religious community) live together
- He lived in a monastery for most of his life.
- The monastery was founded in 1665.
Collocations Religion
ReligionBeing religious
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
- belong to a church/a religious community
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
- go on/make a pilgrimage
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon
- lead/address the congregation
- say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
- be based on/derive from divine revelation
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
- strengthen/lose your faith
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
- save/purify/lose your soul
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
- be/accept/do God’s will
- receive/experience divine grace
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
- hear/answer a prayer
- commit/confess/forgive a sin
- do/perform penance
Extra Examples
- He entered a monastery as a young man.
- You can stay at the monastery.
- the great monastery of St-Quentin
Topics Religion and festivalsc1, Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- ancient
- medieval
- …
verb + monastery
- enter
- go into
- join
- …
preposition
- at a/the monastery
- in a/the monastery
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek monastērion, from monazein ‘live alone’, from monos ‘alone’.

单词	monastery
释义	monastery noun /ˈmɒnəstri/ /ˈmɑːnəsteri/ (plural monasteries) jump to other results a building in which monks (= members of a male religious community) live together He lived in a monastery for most of his life. The monastery was founded in 1665. Collocations ReligionReligionBeing religious believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc. convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue) go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara belong to a church/a religious community join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God Celebrations and ritual attend/hold/conduct/lead a service perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite go on/make a pilgrimage celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan deliver/preach/hear a sermon lead/address the congregation say/recite a prayer/blessing Religious texts and ideas preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah be based on/derive from divine revelation commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege Religious belief and experience seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom strengthen/lose your faith keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith save/purify/lose your soul obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law be/accept/do God’s will receive/experience divine grace achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation hear/answer a prayer commit/confess/forgive a sin do/perform penance Extra Examples He entered a monastery as a young man. You can stay at the monastery. the great monastery of St-Quentin Topics Religion and festivalsc1, Buildingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great ancient medieval … verb + monastery enter go into join … preposition at a/the monastery in a/the monastery See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek monastērion, from monazein ‘live alone’, from monos ‘alone’.
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