minster en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmənstə/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈmɪnstə/ Received Pronunciation, Standard Southern British, Australia, Wales
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɪnstəɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈmɪnstɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.
Meanings
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A monastic church.
[F]urther south in Kent, there was St. Mildred, whose mother, in 670, founded the minster that still stands there in good nick, with nine nuns who are an ever-present help in trouble to all religions and none.
2014 July 20, Jane Gardam, “Give us a bishop in high heels [print version: “Give us a high-heeled bishop”, International New York Times, 22 July 2014, page 11]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2014:
- A cathedral church without any monastic connection.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
minster house · Southminster · Ilminster · Minster Lovell · Eastminster · Axminster · Westminster
Translations (11)
kmr katedral (cathedral church without any monastic connection) · gv ard-cheeill (monastic church) · mk катедра́ла (cathedral church without any monastic connection) · bar Minsta (monastic church) · swg Maischter (monastic church) · kmr dêr (monastic church) · de Münster (monastic church) · ru монасты́рская це́рковь (monastic church) · fr moutier (monastic church) · bg манастирска черква (monastic church) · mk мана́стирска цр́ква (monastic church)