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monastery

noun

ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē

Definition of monastery

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 At its height, the complex included dozens of temples, palaces and monasteries. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 As the Nazi grip on the nation tightened, the family fled to Shanghai, where young Peter was taken with the vivid hues of a nearby Buddhist monastery and gained an appetite for American comics. — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026 In Beachwood Canyon, the Monastery of the Angels was built as a private mansion and rebuilt by the Catholic Church in 1948 as a monastery. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Silence fills the monastery usually when prayers are not vocalized or sung. — Kelly Wilkinson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monastery

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The Suite Del Priore – named for its setting in the old priory – has original frescoes and cloister views; the Suite Dell’Eremita has its own lemon grove.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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The glee with which the abbey was dismantled reflected centuries of tension between the town authorities and the monks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Marie painstakingly builds the abbey into a regional power center to which notables must pay their respects.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

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