minster

noun

Definition of minsternext
as in cathedral

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minster
  1. cathedral
  2. chapel
  3. abbey
  4. shrine
  5. mission
  6. temple
  7. sanctuary
  8. church
Noun
  • Finally, on Saturday, October 10, Giulia and Conor exchanged vows at the historic cathedral of Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé, followed by a celebratory lunch and reception at Instituto Brando Barbosa.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One of Lichtenstein’s takes on Monet in this show features the cathedral buried beneath a matrix of black dots set atop a deep blue background, in what may count as an allusion to Ad Reinhardt’s blue-on-blue abstractions of the ’50s.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Noun
  • The Rosary prayer was recited in the hospital chapel Tuesday evening, attended by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, the Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The operation got underway as medical staff recited the Rosary prayer in the hospital chapel Tuesday evening.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of chapel
Noun
  • The medieval abbey of Normandy’s Mont Saint-Michel, a tidal island only accessible at certain times each day, stretched from the lapping waves as though reaching for Heaven.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Marie painstakingly builds the abbey into a regional power center to which notables must pay their respects.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • Helena, the mother of the Byzantine emperor Constantine, aided this process by commissioning shrines such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where Christians still memorialize important events in Jesus’ life and ministry.
    — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrine
Noun
  • Today a myriad of arts organizations champion wildly diverse missions.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Seven strangers from different countries and backgrounds are forced to compete in a deadly game, each facing a different mission to rescue a loved one.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of mission
Noun
  • The Wat Po Deluxe rooms, which face away from the river, actually give you a very striking, colorful view of tropical plants and the intricate, tiled chedis of this famous temple complex.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Asia is represented by Thai director Sompot Chidgasornpongse’s 9 Temples to Heaven, about a family which visits nine temples in a single day in the hope of keeping their grandmother alive.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of temple
Noun
  • Set the scene On a paradisiacal slice of sand on the Thai island of Koh Samui is Kamalaya – a wellbeing sanctuary that promises to help guests ‘live life’s potential’.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Greenberg went on to convert the six-bedroom, eight-bath property into a deeply personal sanctuary.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sanctuary
Noun
  • Until a 1917 church law was revised in 1983, those who died by suicide were denied Catholic burials on consecrated grounds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The reconstruction of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building a meeting house in Virginia, was celebrated Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of church
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“Minster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minster. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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