monkery

monk·er·y

(mŭng′kə-rē)

n. pl. monk·er·ies Often Offensive

1. Monastic life or practices.

2. Monks considered as a group.

3. A monastery.

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monkery

(ˈmʌŋkərɪ)

n, pl -eries

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) monastic life or practices

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a monastery or monks collectively

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monk•er•y

(ˈmʌŋ kə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.

1. the mode of life of monks; monastic life.

2. monastery.

[1530–40]

monkery

1. Often Contemptuous. thecustoms, practices, etc., of monks.
2. a group or community of monks.
3. a monastery.

Monkery

monks collectively, 1549; monkdom, 1883; monk-ship, 1620.

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