All priory synonyms

noun priory

• chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
• abbey — An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live or used to live.
• lamasery — a monastery of lamas.
• cloister — A cloister is a covered area round a square in a monastery or a cathedral.
• friary — a monastery of friars, especially those of a mendicant order.
• nunnery — a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.
• nuns — Plural form of nun.
• ashram — a religious retreat or community where a Hindu holy man lives
• monastery — a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.