minster

/ˈmɪnstər/
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Other forms: minsters

Definitions of minster
  1. noun
    any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
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    examples:
    Westminster Abbey
    a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery
    type of:
    cathedral
    any large and important church
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