lamasery

[ lah-muh-ser-ee ]

noun

, plural la·ma·ser·ies.

1. a monastery of lamas.

lamasery

/ ˈlɑːməsərɪ /

noun

1. a monastery of lamas

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamasery¹

First recorded in 1865–70, lamasery is from the French word lamaserie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamasery¹

C19: from French lamaserie, from lama + French -serie, from Persian serāī palace

Example Sentences

Their astral bodies have departed from them, to be present at the feast of lamps in the holy Lamasery of Rudok in Tibet.

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Far below on a yellow hillside hung the Kanjut Lamasery above Rinchengong.

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I remembered sitting on a hillside near a lamasery, which was surrounded by a small village of Lamas' houses.

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They enter the lamasery when very young, and remain students for many years.

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I took this chance to make an offering of five hundred rupees to the Lamasery.

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