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religious residence

religious residence

6.4
A place where people live apart to focus on religion, like a monastery or convent
  • noun
: residencia religiosa
  • The monks retreated to a religious residence deep in the mountains, away from the distractions of daily life.

Examples

  • Visitors are not allowed in certain areas of the religious residence to preserve the community’s privacy and tranquility.

  • She decided to spend a year living in a religious residence to focus on spiritual growth.

  • The monks live in a religious residence on the mountain.

  • Many people seek peace in a religious residence.

  • She decided to spend a year living in a religious residence to focus on spiritual growth.

  • The monks retreated to a religious residence deep in the mountains, away from the distractions of daily life.

  • Visitors are not allowed in certain areas of the religious residence to preserve the community’s privacy and tranquility.

Synonyms

monastery
vsreligious residence
99 6.0

A building where monks live, work, and pray together

is a broader term for any secluded religious dwelling for people
convent
vsreligious residence
66 5.6

A building where nuns live and pray together

is the broader name for any secluded religious dwelling for groups
abbey
vsreligious residence
37 6.5

A large building where monks or nuns live and worship

is the general word for any secluded religious dwelling regardless of size
nunnery
vsreligious residence
12 8.1

A building where religious women live and work

is more general and focuses on communal living within a religious order
priory
vsreligious residence
6 9.9

A building where monks or nuns live and pray

is more general and does not require that specific governance
cloister
vsreligious residence
3 9.1

A place where monks or nuns live away from the rest of the world

is the more general term for an entire secluded religious dwelling used for living
friary
vsreligious residence
1 9.3

A building where religious men called friars live and work

is the general word for any secluded home of religious communities
motherhouse
vsreligious residence
  • Specialized
1 8.1

The main house of a religious group where leaders live and run its work

is the broader term for a simple secluded religious dwelling without headquarters

How Secluded

cloister
3 9.1
monastery
99 6.0
convent
66 5.6
religious residence
6.4
retreat
95 4.2
house
33 6.9

Surface Forms

religious residence singular
religious residences plural

Morphology

religious + residence

The meaning 'a residence where people live in religious seclusion' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'religious' (relating to religion) with 'residence' (place where one lives); this adjective + noun composition plainly signals a dwelling associated with religion. This is a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand the MWE.

Etymology

Religious residence combines religious (about faith) and residence (a place to live). Imagine a small group living together in a quiet house to pray and study, away from ordinary life, and that is why it means 'a home where people live apart to follow a religion'.