monastery
noun
mon·as·tery
ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē 
plural monasteries
: a house for persons under religious vows
especially
: an establishment for monks
Examples of monastery in a Sentence
Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden.
Recent Examples on the Web
How do people cope? July 5, 2023 Even an open-air display of wrecked, rusting Russian military vehicles — installed early in the war as a morale booster in a square outside a landmark Kyiv monastery — is more likely these days to inspire a frisson of foreboding than a spurt of national pride.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Last year the sisters decided to relocate her body to inside their monastery chapel, a custom for founders.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Image ● Izamal Image Izamal has been continuously occupied for more than a thousand years, first by Maya, then by Franciscan monks, who built their monastery on the foundation of an ancient citadel.
—Matthew Pillsbury Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Originally home to a 12th-century chapel and a monastery, the site was left in ruins following an earthquake in 1755.
—Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
Shinta Mani has worked to ensure that its guests get unique experiences, from its lunch locations to the ability to visit monasteries that aren’t usually open to the public.
—Aatish Nath, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
The last time a Danish monarch voluntarily resigned was in 1146 when King Erik III Lam stepped down to enter a monastery.
—Jan M. Olsen, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
While the many seaside villas are surrounded by sculptural frangipani, the Buddhist monasteries inland often sit among banyan trees with great rustling canopies.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
The initial surveys of the area were intended to identify a church belonging to the monastery that was built in 1393.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Last year the sisters decided to relocate her body to inside their monastery chapel, a custom for founders.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
Image ● Izamal Image Izamal has been continuously occupied for more than a thousand years, first by Maya, then by Franciscan monks, who built their monastery on the foundation of an ancient citadel.
—Matthew Pillsbury Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Originally home to a 12th-century chapel and a monastery, the site was left in ruins following an earthquake in 1755.
—Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
Shinta Mani has worked to ensure that its guests get unique experiences, from its lunch locations to the ability to visit monasteries that aren’t usually open to the public.
—Aatish Nath, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
The last time a Danish monarch voluntarily resigned was in 1146 when King Erik III Lam stepped down to enter a monastery.
—Jan M. Olsen, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
While the many seaside villas are surrounded by sculptural frangipani, the Buddhist monasteries inland often sit among banyan trees with great rustling canopies.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
The initial surveys of the area were intended to identify a church belonging to the monastery that was built in 1393.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
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monastery
noun
mon·as·tery
ˈmän-ə-ˌster-ē
plural monasteries
: a place where a community of monks or nuns live and work
monasterial
adjective
ˌmän-ə-ˈstir-ē-əl
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