monastery

Monastery — of St. Nilus on Stolbnyi Island in Lake Seliger near Ostashkov, Russia, ca. 1910 …   Wikipedia

monastery — noun (мужской) монастырь …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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 — 1> (мужской) монастырь 2> собир. монахи …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

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 — 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

Monastery — The place where a community of monks lived their lives according to the rules of their order. They lived within the confines of their community s buildings, not going into the world. In the 8c and 9c, many monasteries were founded by aristocratic …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

monastery — noun (plural teries) Etymology: Middle English monasterie, from Late Latin monasterium, from Late Greek monastērion, from Greek, hermit s cell, from monazein to live alone, from monos single more at monk Date: 15th century a house for persons… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

monastery — noun /ˈmɒnəstɹi,ˈmɑːnəstɛɹi/ Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks). See Also: monastic, monasticism …   Wiktionary

monastery — [ mɒnəstrɪ] 1) Общая лексика: монастырь (мужской), (of the highest rank) лавра 2) Собирательно: монахи 3) Религия: монастырская община, монастырь мужской, (An establishment for monks or persons under religious vows) монастырь 4) Христианство:… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь