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religious residence

DEFINITIONS OF: religious residence

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n residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

Synonyms:
cloister
Types:
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convent
a religious residence especially for nuns
monastery
the residence of a religious community
priory
religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
abbey
a monastery ruled by an abbot
abbey
a convent ruled by an abbess
charterhouse
a Carthusian monastery
friary
a monastery of friars
lamasery
a monastery for lamas
nunnery
the convent of a community of nuns
Type of:
residence
the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
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