"minster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪnstə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɪnstɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-minster.wav [Southern-England] Forms: minsters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English menstre (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|menstre}} Middle English menstre, {{m|en|mynisterie}} mynisterie, {{inh|en|ang|mynster}} Old English mynster, {{derived|en|la|monastērium||monastery}} Latin monastērium (“monastery”), {{derived|en|grc|μοναστήριον||monastery; solitary dwelling}} Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”), {{doublet|en|monastery}} Doublet of monastery Head templates: {{en-noun}} minster (plural minsters)
  1. A monastic church. Translations (monastic church): Minsta (Bavarian), манастирска черква (manastirska čerkva) (Bulgarian), moutier [masculine] (French), Münster [masculine, neuter] (German), мана́стирска цр́ква (manástirska cŕkva) [feminine] (Macedonian), ard-cheeill [feminine] (Manx), монасты́рская це́рковь (monastýrskaja cérkovʹ) [feminine] (Russian), Maischter (Swabian)
    Sense id: en-minster-en-noun-TShE1w9V Disambiguation of 'monastic church': 86 14
  2. A cathedral church without any monastic connection. Categories (topical): Monasticism, Places of worship Translations (cathedral church without any monastic connection): катедра́ла (katedrála) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-minster-en-noun-yTRjZz~P Disambiguation of Monasticism: 35 65 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 95 Disambiguation of 'cathedral church without any monastic connection': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Axminster, Eastminster, Ilminster, minster house, Westminster

Inflected forms

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