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MINSTER
minster
(noun) any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minster (plural minsters)
A monastic church.
A cathedral church without any monastic connection.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with minister.
Anagrams
• Minters, entrism, minters, remints
Proper noun
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).
Anagrams
• 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
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