monastery
Meanings
Plural: monasteries
Noun
- the residence of a religious community
- A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”, suffix forming place names), from μονάζω (monázō, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + -άζω (-ázō, verb-forming suffix). Doublet of minster.
Scrabble Score: 14
monastery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmonastery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
monastery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
monastery is a valid Words With Friends word