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   Monastery , n.; pl. Monasteries . [L. monasterium, Gr. , fr.  a solitary, a monk, fr.  to be alone, live in solitude, fr. μόνος 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.
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   Syn. -- Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.
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