Monastery
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| - | # Place of [[residence]] for members of a [[religious]] community (especially [[monk|monks]]). | ||
| - | ====Related terms==== | + | A '''monastery''' is |
| - | * [[monastic]] | + | a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of [[Monasticism|monastics]], [[monk]]s or [[nun]]s, whether living in [[Cenobitic monasticism|communities]] or alone ([[hermits]]). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, [[Church (building)|church]], or temple, and may also serve as an [[Oratory (worship)|oratory]], or in the case of [[Cenobium|communities]] anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, [[dormitory]], [[cloister]], [[refectory]], [[library]], [[Wiktionary:balneary|balneary]] and [[Hospital|infirmary]]. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a [[hospice]], a [[school]], and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a [[barn]], a [[forge]], or a [[brewery]]. |
| - | * [[monasticism]] | + | |
| + | In English usage, the term ''monastery'' is generally used to denote the buildings of a community of monks. In modern usage, ''[[convent]]'' tends to be applied only to institutions of female monastics (nuns), particularly communities of teaching or nursing [[Nun|religious sisters]]. Historically, a convent denoted a house of [[friar]]s (reflecting the Latin), now more commonly called a ''friary''. Various religions may apply these terms in more specific ways. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] | ||
| + | *[[Ecovillage]] | ||
| + | *[[Intentional community]] | ||
| + | *[[Khanqah]] | ||
| + | *[[Krishnapura matha]] | ||
| + | *[[Monasticism]] | ||
| + | *[[Mount Athos]] | ||
| + | *[[New Monasticism]] | ||
| + | *[[Pilgrimage]] | ||
| + | *[[Religious order]] | ||
| + | *[[Rota (architecture)]] | ||
| + | *[[Shivalli]] | ||
| + | *[[Taoism]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Merton]] | ||
| + | *[[Vihara]] | ||
| + | *[[Wudangshan]] | ||
| + | *[[Zawiya (institution)|Zawiya]] | ||
| + | *[[List of abbeys and priories]] | ||
| + | *[[List of Buddhist temples]] | ||
| + | *[[List of monasteries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)]] | ||
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A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a forge, or a brewery.
In English usage, the term monastery is generally used to denote the buildings of a community of monks. In modern usage, convent tends to be applied only to institutions of female monastics (nuns), particularly communities of teaching or nursing religious sisters. Historically, a convent denoted a house of friars (reflecting the Latin), now more commonly called a friary. Various religions may apply these terms in more specific ways.
See also
- Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Ecovillage
- Intentional community
- Khanqah
- Krishnapura matha
- Monasticism
- Mount Athos
- New Monasticism
- Pilgrimage
- Religious order
- Rota (architecture)
- Shivalli
- Taoism
- Thomas Merton
- Vihara
- Wudangshan
- Zawiya
- List of abbeys and priories
- List of Buddhist temples
- List of monasteries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
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