Monkery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Monastic life or practices.
  • n. Monks considered as a group.
  • n. A monastery.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the practices of monks; the way of life, behavior, etc. characteristic of monks; monastic life
  • n. monasticism
  • n. a monastery
  • n. monks, considered as a group. (cf clergy, laity)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.
  • n. A collective body of monks.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Monasticism, or the practices of monks: generally opprobrious.
  • n. A monastery, or the inhabitants of a monastery.
  • n. The country or rural districts; also, in a collective sense, tramps or vagrants.
  • Word Usage
    "Newbury, it appeared, had spent the preceding night in what Sir Wilfrid obstinately called a "monkery" -- _alias_ the house of an Anglican brotherhood or Community -- the Community of the Ascension, of which"
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