Found 4 items, similar to Monasteries.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: monastery biara
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: monastery biara
English → English (WordNet) Definition: monastery monastery n : the residence of a religious community
English → English (gcide) Definition: Monasteries Monastery \Mon"as*te*ry\, n.; pl. Monasteries. [L. monasterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a solitary, a monk, fr. ? to be alone, live in solitude, fr. mo`nos alone. Cf. Minister.] A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females. [1913 Webster] Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister. [1913 Webster]