monastery
noun
mon·as·tery
ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē 
plural monasteries
: a house for persons under religious vows
especially
: an establishment for monks
Examples of monastery in a Sentence
Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden.
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The Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary is a Benedictine monastery that is working to save books from drugstore beetles, according to The Associated Press (AP).
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The military did not immediately comment on the incident at the monastery, which is located about 20 miles northwest of Mandalay, the country's second largest city.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
Around 40 minutes south of Haro are two Romanesque monasteries, San Millán de Yuso and Suso, both founded in the sixth century.
—Fiona Govan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
The film is set in a monastery in 1992, right after the Romanian Revolution, as men are asked to evacuate the old building.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The military did not immediately comment on the incident at the monastery, which is located about 20 miles northwest of Mandalay, the country's second largest city.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
Around 40 minutes south of Haro are two Romanesque monasteries, San Millán de Yuso and Suso, both founded in the sixth century.
—Fiona Govan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
The film is set in a monastery in 1992, right after the Romanian Revolution, as men are asked to evacuate the old building.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 June 2025
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monastery
noun
mon·as·tery
ˈmän-ə-ˌster-ē
plural monasteries
: a place where a community of monks or nuns live and work
monasterial
adjective
ˌmän-ə-ˈstir-ē-əl
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