monastery

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of MONASTERY

a residence for men under religious vows <Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden>

Synonyms abbey, cloister, friary, hermitage, priory

Related Words house; convent, nunnery; lamasery

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