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Monastery vs Dormitory - What's the difference?

monastery | dormitory |

As nouns the difference between monastery and dormitory

is that monastery is place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks) while dormitory is a room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind common abbreviation: dorm.

monastery

English

(wikipedia monastery)

Noun

(monasteries)
  • Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).

    • Related terms

    * monastic * monasticism

    See also

    * abbey * cloister * convent * friary

    Anagrams

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    dormitory

    English

    (wikipedia dormitory)

    Noun

    (dormitories)
  • A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. Common abbreviation: dorm
  • A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
  • Short for dormitory town, a suburban or rural settlement housing city workers
    • (Dormitory town)

    Synonyms

    * Common abbreviation: dorm

    Related terms

    * dorm * dormant * dormitive * dormition

    See also

    * dorter, dortoir, dortour

    External links

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