minster
pronunciation
How to pronounce minster in British English:
UK [ˈmɪnstə(r)]
How to pronounce minster in American English:
US ['mɪnstər]
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- Noun:
- any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
Word Origin
- minster
- minster: see monk
- minster (n.)
- Old English mynster "the church of a monastery" (8c.), from Late Latin monasterium (see monastery). Compare Old French moustier, French moûtier, Old Irish manister.
Example
- 1. The family goes to the minster every sunday .
- 2. Have you been to the york minster ?
- 3. Hotels met restaurant in wimborne minster .
- 4. The rose window is the most famous stained-glass window in york minster .
- 5. Beyond the capital , york minster will admit night-time callers and visitors to bristol 's suspension bridge will be given a tour of its illuminations .