monastery
/ˈmɑnəˌstɛɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Church was in practice deprived of all public functions and prevented from teaching, publishing books and periodicals, and educating the clergy; monasteries and convents were for the most part dissolved."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑnəˌstɛɹi/
- British English: /ˈmɒnəstɹi/
Inflected Forms
monasteries (plural)
monasterie (alternative, obsolete)