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Definition of Religious residence
1. Noun. Residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery).
Specialized synonyms: Convent, Monastery, Priory
Generic synonyms: Residence
Derivative terms: Cloister, Cloistral
Lexicographical Neighbors of Religious Residence
Literary usage of Religious residence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dodd's Church History of England from the Commencement of the Sixteenth by Hugh Tootell (1841)
"Watten, situated about two leagues from St. Omer's, had long been distinguished
as a religious residence. So early as the year 1072, dementia, ..."
2. A Universal Pronouncing Gazetteer by Thomas Baldwin (1852)
"... is a contraction of I-Columb-kill, ie the " island of Columba's cell or
monastery," kill or kil signifying any religious residence. ..."
3. A Universal Pronouncing Gazetteer: Containing Topographical, Statistical by Thomas Baldwin (1846)
"... is a contraction of I-Columb-kill, ie the " island of Columba's cell or
monastery," kill or kit signifying any religious residence. IO'-NH-,\N ISLANDS, ..."
4. A Universal Pronouncing Gazetteer: Containing Topographical, Statistical by Thomas Baldwin (1847)
"the "island of Columba's cell or monastery," kill or kil signifying any religious
residence. IO'-NJI-A, а со. in the SW central part of Mich., ..."
5. The Rise and Progress of the English Constitution: The Treatise of J. L. de by Jean Louis de Lolme, Archibald John Stephens (1838)
"No person excluded from the poll on account of religious Residence within seven
miles of the city, 544 Premises occupied in immediate succession, 544, ..."
6. The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the by Robert Forsyth (1805)
"... Modan to those of the venerable historian, it is probable the religious
residence had been transferred to Melrose long before he composed his an- nals. ..."
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