Russian-English translations for обитель

• abode
  of no fixed abode
• cloister
  The architect cloistered the college just like the monastery which founded it.
• convent
• dwelling
  The old house served as a dwelling for Albert
  I was dwelling in the cave
• home
  Its what you bring into a house that makes it a home
  a home for outcasts
  a home for the blind
• monastery