See Also: monastery(medicine)
monastery(dictionary)
monastery(encyclopedia)
monastery(dictionary)
Studenica Monastery(tourism)
Rila Monastery(tourism)
Poblet Monastery(tourism)
Monastery of Horezu(tourism)
Monastery of Batalha(tourism)
Monastery of Alcobaca(tourism)

monastery (iou)



monastery noun. LME.
[ecclesiastical Latin monasterium from ecclesiastical Greek monasterion, from Greek monazein live alone, from monos alone.]
(A place of residence of) a community living under religious vows; a monastic establishment; esp. (the residence of) a community of monks living in seclusion.