RELIGIOUS RESIDENCE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase religious residence. (close relations)
Definition of RELIGIOUS RESIDENCE
Best Alternative Words for RELIGIOUS RESIDENCE
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abbey | nounn | |||||||
noun • a church associated with a monastery or convent • a convent ruled by an abbess • a monastery ruled by an abbot | ||||||||
ashram | nounn | |||||||
noun • a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram • (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus | ||||||||
convent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a religious residence especially for nuns • a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together | ||||||||
friary | nounn | |||||||
noun • a monastery of friars | ||||||||
hermitage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the abode of a hermit | ||||||||
monastery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the residence of a religious community | ||||||||
nunnery | nounn | |||||||
noun • the convent of a community of nuns | ||||||||
priory | nounn | |||||||
noun • religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress | ||||||||
cloister | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) • a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) verb • surround with a cloister, as of a garden • surround with a cloister • seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister |