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RELIGIOUS RESIDENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
