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noun ADJ. great the great monstery of St-Quentin | medieval, old | ruined | Benedictine, Dominican, etc. | Buddhist VERB + MONASTERY enter, go into (= become a monk) He entered a monastery as a young man. | found The monastery was founded in 1665. MONASTERY + NOUN building, church PREP. at a/the ~ You can stay at the monastery. | in a/the ~ He lived in a monastery for most of his life.
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