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monastery::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | religious residence, cloister |
| Has types | abbey, charterhouse, friary, lamasery |
Examples of monastery
monastery
He studied in a monastery in Gaul after he escaped from slavery six years later.
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In her memoir, A Winter in Majorca, Sand describes the views from the monastery.
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What exactly is going on at the monastery remains subject to conflicting claims.
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Incidentally, Lord Byron had stayed in this monastery a few years back, in 1812.
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Jewish groups have held events at the monastery, and the Dalai Lama has visited.
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A 15-minute stop at Ivolginsky Datsan monastery, the seat of Buddhism in Russia.
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He comes from the Woesar monastery and is the highest ranking monk in that area.
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His relatives described a confrontation that began at the local Kirti monastery.
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What it's less famous for is a monastery that houses an order of Carmelite nuns.
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- The residence of a religious community
- Monastery (plural: monasteries) denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer (e.g. an oratory) as well as the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone (hermits).
- The Monastery: a Romance (1820) is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with The Abbot, it is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Elizabethan period.
- The Monastery was a documentary television series made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two which aired in the UK in May 2005. ...
- The Monastery is a historic stone house in Fairmount Park, Kitchen's Lane at Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- The Monastery is a reality television series originally made in the United Kingdom in 2005. The format involves a number of individuals, who are not necessarily religious, spending a period of time in a place of religious retreat. ...
- (Monasteries) Downside, Mount St. Bernard's (Leicestershire).
- (monasteries) v. - as in "fell silent as a monk."
- Certain cheeses are linked historically in that they were originally developed by monks. They are known as monastery cheeses although they range in flavour and aroma considerably.
