| 单词 | monastery |
| 释义 | monastery —monasterial /mon'euh stear"ee euhl/, adj. /mon"euh ster'ee/, n. , pl. monasteries. 1. 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. [1350-1400; ME < LL monasterium < LGk monastérion monk house, orig. hermit's cell, equiv. to monas-, var. s. of monázein to be alone (see MON-) + -terion neut. adj. suffix denoting place] Syn. 1. cloister; abbey, priory, friary, lamasery. |
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