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Additional accommodations on the property include a former chapel that’s been transformed into a cottage, which harks back to the building’s early days as a Benedictine priory.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
When the Leominster stool was moved to its new position in the priory in 2004, locals held a service of penitence.
—Katie Dancey-Downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022
Hotels are equally swoon-worthy, such as the deeply romantic Hotel Fontevraud, the former priory in the historic monument of Fontevraud Royal Abbey, which dates to the 12th century.
—Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2022
Much of the monk's writing concerned the priory's day-to-day operations—including a detailed account of rebuilding the cathedral's choir after a fire in 1174—as well as disputes with neighboring houses and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2022
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
When the Leominster stool was moved to its new position in the priory in 2004, locals held a service of penitence.
—Katie Dancey-Downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022
Hotels are equally swoon-worthy, such as the deeply romantic Hotel Fontevraud, the former priory in the historic monument of Fontevraud Royal Abbey, which dates to the 12th century.
—Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2022
Much of the monk's writing concerned the priory's day-to-day operations—including a detailed account of rebuilding the cathedral's choir after a fire in 1174—as well as disputes with neighboring houses and an Archbishop of Canterbury.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priory
Noun
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In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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In its center lies the ancient inscription written in Greek, a language that was widely used in the region at the time the monastery was constructed, particularly in religious and administrative contexts.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The cloister lies just below the Hohensalzburg Palace which towers over Salzburg.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Cathedral of Brixen (Duomo di Bressanone) and the cloister — located in the same complex — should be the first stops on your list.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For a more country experience, there is the historic abbey, San Pietro in Valle, located between Spoleto and the Marmore Falls.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Situating them in a real abbey, Rabelais marshaled them as evidence of hypocrisy.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Priory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priory. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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