RELIGIOUS RESIDENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

Synonyms:

cloister; religious residence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("religious residence" is a kind of...):

residence (the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "religious residence"):

convent (a religious residence especially for nuns)

monastery (the residence of a religious community)

priory (religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress)