About The Word Minster
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Minster
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What's The Definition Of Minster?
[n] (British) any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
Synonyms | Synonyms for Minster: Related Terms | Find terms related to Minster: See Also | cathedral | monastery | Westminster Abbey Minster In Webster's Dictionary \Min"ster\, n. [AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See
{Monastery}.] (Arch.)
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.
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