Cathedral (ka'Øi:dral) n. the principal
church of a diocese, containing the bishop's official throne.
Minster ('minsta) n. Brit. any of certain cathedrals and large churches,
usually originally connected to a monastery.
Abbey ('æbi) n. a building inhabited by a community of monks or nuns. Priory ('praiori) n., pl. -ories. a
religious house governed by a prior, sometimes being subordinate to an abbey.
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