charterhouse
Secluded monks' residence
A charterhouse is a Carthusian monastery—a community of monks following the austere rule of Saint Bruno, emphasizing solitude and silence.
The word comes from Chartreuse, the French mountain region where the order was founded.
In Britain, Charterhouse refers specifically to a famous London school originally established on the site of a dissolved Carthusian priory.
Covered monastic walkway
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- prioryLesser monastic house
- friaryMendicant monks' residence
- conventReligious sisters' dwelling
cell · refectory · dormitory · chapterhouse · scriptorium · novitiate · infirmary · vestry
England's capital city
- public schoolFree government-run education
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
- scholarsExperts in a field
foundation · Tudor · Smithfield · Thackeray · Baden-Powell · chapel · quadrangle · gown
Deep, loyal commitment
- faithTrust without proof
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- pietySincere religious devotion
prayer · worship · meditation · contemplation · reverence · liturgy · vespers · matins
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
withdrawal · quietude · cloistered · reclusive · sequestered · contemplation · silence · enclosure
Underlying support structure
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
preservation · restoration · antiquity · manor · estate · chronicle · relic · monument
cloister
Covered monastic walkway
convent · cell · refectory · dormitory · chapterhouse · scriptorium · novitiate · infirmary · vestry · sacristy
London
England's capital city
- public schoolFree government-run education
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
scholars · foundation · Tudor · Smithfield · Thackeray · Baden-Powell · chapel · quadrangle · gown
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
piety · prayer · worship · meditation · contemplation · reverence · liturgy · vespers · matins · compline
solitude
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
refuge · withdrawal · quietude · cloistered · reclusive · sequestered · contemplation · silence · enclosure · austerity
foundation
Underlying support structure
dissolution · preservation · restoration · antiquity · manor · estate · chronicle · relic · monument · legacy
house, charter, chartered, chartering, unchartered, recharter, rechartering, rechartered