minster
(noun) any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
minster (plural minsters)
A monastic church.
A cathedral church without any monastic connection.
Not to be confused with minister.
• Minters, entrism, minters, remints
Minster
A large village in Minster-on-Sea parish, on the Isle of Sheppey, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9573).
A village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3164).
• Minters, entrism, minters, remints
Source: Wiktionary
Min"ster, n. Etym: [AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See Monastery.] (Arch.)
Definition: A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church. Minster house, the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation. Shipley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
