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['monəstəri]plural - monasteries; noun(a house in which a community of monks lives.) monastère- monastic -
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minster [ˈmɪnstər]* * *['mɪnstə(r)] -
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[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) cellule2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) cellule3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) élément (de pile)4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) cellule•- cellular- cellphone -
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['kloistə](a covered walk forming part of a monastery, church or college.) cloître -
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(a member of a male religious group, who lives in a monastery, away from the rest of society.) moine -
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B modif [monastery] de carmes ; [convent] de carmélites ; Carmelite order ( of monks) ordre m des carmes ; ( of nuns) ordre m des carmélites. -
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A n2 ( underground room) (of house, hotel) cave f ; (of church, monastery) caveau m ; ( of bank) chambre f forte ; ( for safe-deposit boxes) salle f des coffres ; wine vault cave f à vin ; family vault caveau m de famille ;3 Anat voûte f ;4 ( jump) saut m. -
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Buddhist ['bʊdɪst]1 nounBouddhiste mf(country, priest) bouddhiste; (art, philosophy, temple) bouddhique;∎ Buddhist monastery monastère m de bonzes -
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Carthusian [kɑ:'θju:zjən]1 nounchartreux(euse) m,fde ou des chartreux;∎ Carthusian monastery chartreuse f (monastère);∎ Carthusian monk chartreux m;∎ Carthusian nun chartreuse f -
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retire [rɪ'taɪə(r)]∎ to retire at sixty-five prendre sa retraite à soixante-cinq ans;∎ to have retired être à la retraite;∎ to retire from the political scene se retirer de la scène politique;∎ to retire from boxing/from motor racing abandonner la boxe/la course automobile;∎ to retire early prendre une retraite anticipée∎ the jury retired to consider its verdict les jurés se sont retirés pour délibérer;∎ shall we retire to the lounge? si nous passions au salon?;∎ to retire to a monastery se retirer dans un monastère;∎ Sport to retire hurt abandonner à la suite d'une blessure(a) (employee) mettre à la retraite
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Monastery — of St. Nilus on Stolbnyi Island in Lake Seliger near Ostashkov, Russia, ca. 1910 … Wikipedia
monastery — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. monastere monastery (14c.) and directly from L.L. monasterium, from Eccles. Gk. monasterion a monastery, from monazein to live alone, from monos alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )). With suffix terion place for (doing something) … Etymology dictionary
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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monastery — *cloister, convent, nunnery, abbey, priory … New Dictionary of Synonyms
monastery — [n] place where monks live abbey, cloister, friary, house, lamasery, priory, religious community; concepts 368,439,516 … New thesaurus
monastery — ► NOUN (pl. monasteries) ▪ a community of monks living under religious vows. ORIGIN Greek monast rion, from monazein live alone … English terms dictionary
monastery — [män′ə ster΄ē] n. pl. monasteries [ME monasterie < LL(Ec) monasterium < LGr(Ec) monastērion < Gr monazein, to be alone < monos, alone: see MONO ] 1. a building or residence for monks or others who have withdrawn from the world for… … English World dictionary
monastery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ the great monastery of St Quentin ▪ ancient, medieval, old ▪ ruined ▪ … Collocations dictionary
MONASTERY — Western European monastic communities began to develop into more formalized brick and stone architectural compounds during the reign of Charlemagne in the 800s. Monasteries, which function as a place of prayer and are inhabited by people… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
monastery — UK [ˈmɒnəst(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈmɑnəˌsterɪ] noun [countable] Word forms monastery : singular monastery plural monasteries a building where a group of monks (= a religious community of men) lives and works … English dictionary
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… … Universalium
