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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 Prescott presents the dissolution of the monasteries from the numerous interlaced viewpoints of ordinary people – nuns made homeless, devout country people bewildered, the instigators of the Pilgrimage of Grace heading towards their ghastly ends. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Additionally, the nuns’ supporters have accused Olson of seeking to gain control of the monastery. —

Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024 Book your stay: Booking.com Grand Hotel Karel V The pinnacle of five-star luxury in Utrecht, this serenely beautiful hotel, surrounded by 10,000 square meters of green gardens, was once a 14th-century monastery. —

Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024 At the Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel, which opened on the Amalfi Coast last year, that means a Capuchin monastery carved into the cliffside high above the Tyrrhenian Sea in the Middle Ages. —

Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for monastery