Synonyms for minster


Grammar : Noun
Spell : min-ster
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn stər

Top 10 synonyms for minster Other synonyms for the word minster

Définition of minster

Origin :
  • Old English mynster "the church of a monastery" (8c.), from Late Latin monasterium (see monastery). Cf. Old French moustier, French moûtier, Old Irish manister.
  • As in cathedral : noun large church
  • As in church : noun religious institution, building
Example sentences :
  • We missed our morning mass, it will do us no harm to hear Nones in the Minster.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • It may be that he can prefer thee to some post about the minster.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • The Holy Well, which was inside the minster, is now covered up.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • Its minster was founded in the days of Æthelstan, but the remains are Norman work.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • I have just come from the minster, but could see nothing of him there.
  • Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
  • His stately house of Fording could be seen on a clear day from the minster tower.
  • Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
  • I fancy it was he who was talking with you in the minster this afternoon, was it not?
  • Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
  • If he has visited this house, it has been to see Mr Westray about the restoration of the minster.
  • Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
  • But these are guerdons of yesterday in comparison with other relics the Minster guards.
  • Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Once more the workmen began the work of building the minster.
  • Extract from : « Legends of the Rhine » by Wilhelm Ruland
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