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US/ˈmɑː.nə.ster.i/
UK/ˈmɒn.ə.stər.i/
a building or group of buildings where monks live and pray together
In context
We climbed up the mountain to visit a quiet Buddhist monastery near Da Lat.
Some young men spend a few months living in a monastery to learn meditation.
The old monastery was turned into a museum about the region's history.
Words that go with monastery
adjective + noun
- Buddhist monasteryThe Buddhist monastery welcomes visitors every morning.
- ancient monasteryThe ancient monastery was built over eight hundred years ago.
verb + noun
- enter a monasteryHe decided to enter a monastery after his wife died.
- visit a monasteryOn our trip to Bhutan, we visited a monastery on a cliff.
verb + preposition
- live in a monasteryThe monks who live in a monastery wake up at four.