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monastery

noun

ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē

as in cloister

a residence for men under religious vows Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden

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Recent Examples of monastery Even my hotel, Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp, a 13th-century monastery turned five-star stunner, boasts its own legends: Its subterranean tunnels, now housing a wine cellar, were rumored to scurry away monks’ lovers. —

Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024 Finish the trip in Paro with a four-hour trek to the famous Tiger’s Nest, a stunning monastery hugging a dramatic cliffside at almost 10,000 feet above sea level. —

Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024 In San Francisco, the band gigged for radical activists, arts spaces, spiritual centers (a Hare Krishna temple, a Zen monastery) and music education. —

Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024 All of this responsibility comes as Lawrence has been struggling with his faith, the man having been denied a request by the late pope to leave Rome for a monastery. —

Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monastery