Monastery synonyms
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religious community
(Capitalized) In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood.
cloister (related)
A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle.
A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
A brotherhood of friars
A homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients
lamasery
In Tibetan Buddhism, a monastery presided over by a lama.
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A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.
A residential institution for the care of the aged, mentally ill, etc.
The definition of a sanctuary is a place of refuge or rest, a place where you can feel at peace or the holiest part of a temple or a church.
monastry (related)
benedictine (related)
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shrine (related)
monk (related)
monastic (related)
montecassino (related)
mailros (related)
cistercian (related)
augustinians (related)
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priory (related)
cluniac (related)
12th-century (related)
monastary (related)
Find another word for monastery. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for monastery, like: religious community, abbey, cloister, convent, friary, hospice, lamasery, minister, nunnery, prior and retreat.