Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - monastery
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Monastery
monastery
noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English monasterie, from Late Latin monasterium, from Late Greek monasterion, from Greek, hermit's cell, from monazein to live alone, from monos single — more at monk Date: 15th century a house for persons under religious vows; especially an establishment for monks
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n. (pl. -ies) the residence of a religious community, esp. of monks living in seclusion. Etymology: ME f. eccl.L monasterium f. eccl.Gk monasterion f. monazo live alone f. monos alone ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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(monasteries) A monastery is a building or collection of buildings in which monks live. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a building or group of buildings in which monks live (- compare convent, nunnery) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1400, from O.Fr. monastere, from L.L. monasterium, from Late Gk. monasterion "a monastery," from monazein "to live alone" (from monos "alone") + -terion "place for (doing something)." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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