Definitions for minsters

minsters min·ster

Spelling: [min-ster]
IPA: /ˈmɪn stər/

Minsters is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 324 anagrams from letters in minsters (eimnrsst).

Definitions for minsters

noun

  1. a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
  2. any large or important church, as a cathedral.

Origin of minsters

before 900; Middle English, Old English mynster (cognate with German Münster) Vulgar Latin *monisterium, for Late Latin monastērium monastery

Examples for minsters

If he has visited this house, it has been to see Mr Westray about the restoration of the minster.

The Holy Well, which was inside the minster, is now covered up.

I have just come from the minster, but could see nothing of him there.

His stately house of Fording could be seen on a clear day from the minster tower.

Once more the workmen began the work of building the minster.

We missed our morning mass, it will do us no harm to hear Nones in the minster.

Its minster was founded in the days of Æthelstan, but the remains are Norman work.

I fancy it was he who was talking with you in the minster this afternoon, was it not?

It may be that he can prefer thee to some post about the minster.

But these are guerdons of yesterday in comparison with other relics the minster guards.

Word Value for minsters
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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