monastery

A community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion.

The dwelling place of such a community.

A house or other place of residence occupied in common by persons seeking religious seclusion from the world: commonly applied to such a house exclusively used by monks.

A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; — more rarely applied to such a house for females.

Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).

the residence of a religious community