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Monastery vs Mahant - What's the difference?

monastery | mahant |

As nouns the difference between monastery and mahant

is that monastery is place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks) while mahant is (hinduism) a head or chief of a monastery.

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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    mahant

    English

    (wikipedia mahant)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Hinduism) A head or chief of a monastery