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(British) any of certain cathedrals and large churches
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minster
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The Minster is a river in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and a tributary of the Sihl river . It has a length of . Since the creation of the artificial Sihlsee reservoir by impounding the Sihl, the Minster now flows into the reservoir rather than directly into ...
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Population (2000): 2794 Housing Units (2000): 1033 Land area (2000): 1.877624 sq. miles (4.863024 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.877624 sq. miles (4.863024 sq. km) FIPS code: 50918 Located within: Ohio ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A little distance away the spire of the old minster soared towards the clouds. ▪ As well as major settlements with minsters, hamlets and farms may well have had their own small churches. ▪ It is dominated by its minster , the ...
WordNet
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n. any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English mynster "the church of a monastery" (8c.), from Late Latin monasterium (see monastery ). Compare Old French moustier , French moûtier , Old Irish manister .
Usage examples of minster.
Professor Willis in his account of the Minster, and my obligations to his excellent works are general and continuous.
Willis made careful and extensive observations of the Crypt and other parts of the Minster during the restoration, which gave him opportunities for investigation now impossible.
He repaired the minster at York, which had fallen almost into ruins, and built large churches at Hexham and Ripon.
The minster and its outlying buildings, the library, and the university were destroyed, and only one of three canons remained in residence.
In due course Thomas rebuilt the minster, or part of it, on a modest scale.
Norman choir of the minster, had the support of the king, who was engaged in the struggle with Becket.
In a hundred and fifty years the whole fabric of the minster, as it now is, was erected.
York Minster, and there his little son, William of Hatfield, was buried.
The archbishop was buried in the minster, and his tomb was much frequented by pilgrims in the north.
York several times, and gave a great cross to the minster, standing on six steps, each of which was ornamented with the figure of an angel.
Corporation in 1639, ordering them not to bring the official sword and mace into the minster, and to receive the Holy Communion there on certain fixed occasions.
During the siege the minster seems to have been spared as far as possible, mainly, perhaps, through the influence of Fairfax, but it did not escape entirely scatheless.
A Presbyterian service was at once held in the minster by the conquerors.
There can be little doubt that the great amount of stained glass still remaining in the minster is owing to the control he exercised over the Parliamentarians.
Fairfax, however, who remained as governor of the city, maintained the minster in scrupulous repair, and paid all the salaries of the necessary officials.