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
The Vatican informed the nuns on April 18 that the association would direct day to day operations of the monastery while Olson would oversee other matters, including the election of the leadership.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Botanic Sanctuary is a 13th century medieval monastery turned luxury hotel.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
There was a very moving account of his visit to a local monastery, taken almost verbatim from an article — only the name and location of the monastery were changed.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The portfolio includes four historic luxury hotels in the region, including the 60-room, 15th-century monastery Kruisherenhotel Maastricht and Château St. Gerlach, a 113-key estate that’s hosted to everyone from Bruce Springsteen to the Rolling Stones over the years.
—Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
Arriving on a Sunday makes for an ultra peaceful visit because many of the locals visit the hill-top monastery (really a convent because 40 nuns live there) for the Greek Orthodox mass.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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.
—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
Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Botanic Sanctuary is a 13th century medieval monastery turned luxury hotel.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
There was a very moving account of his visit to a local monastery, taken almost verbatim from an article — only the name and location of the monastery were changed.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The portfolio includes four historic luxury hotels in the region, including the 60-room, 15th-century monastery Kruisherenhotel Maastricht and Château St. Gerlach, a 113-key estate that’s hosted to everyone from Bruce Springsteen to the Rolling Stones over the years.
—Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
Arriving on a Sunday makes for an ultra peaceful visit because many of the locals visit the hill-top monastery (really a convent because 40 nuns live there) for the Greek Orthodox mass.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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.
—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
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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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