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minster^¹

/ˈmɪnstə/
/ˈmɪnstɚ/ US
/ˈmənstə/ New Zealand
/ˈmɪnstəɾ/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɪnstə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.

noun minsters

A monastic church. [F]urther south in Kent, there was St. Mildred, whose mother, in 670, founded the minster that still stands there in good nick, with nine nuns who are an ever-present help in trouble to all religions and none.
A cathedral church without any monastic connection.

Minster^²

proper noun

A large village in Minster-on-Sea parish, on the Isle of Sheppey, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9573).
A village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3164).
A former civil parish in Cornwall, England, now part of Forrabury and Minster.
A surname.

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noun monastic church

Français	moutier
Deutsch	Münster
Русский	монасты́рская це́рковь monastýrskaja cérkovʹ

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"minster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"minster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minster.

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@misc{minster_2026,
  title = {minster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}