Word Type

Noun

The word "monastery" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

convent nunnery ribat

Derived Terms

double monastery dual monastery monastery cheese monasterylike scary devil monastery

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cloister religious residence

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

ribat

Type Of (IsA)

home religious group religious residence

Related Terms

abbey cloister convent friary minster monasterial monastic monasticism

Related Terms

abbey building church cloister community convent friary home house housing live male male convent manuscripts minster monasterial monastic monasticism monk monk friary monk home monk housing monks monks home monks house monks live nuns order priest priest live religion religious religious order silence silence manuscripts vow

Synonym Network

abbey friary

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