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Recent Examples of monastery
Experts said this may have been the east wing of the unfinished Cistercian monastery of Ås, the release said.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
So there is a whole consortium of Benedictine monasteries.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Created by a Benedictine monk with a serious eye for detail, this whimsical stop features 125 tiny, handcrafted replicas of famous historic landmarks, like St. Peter’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all located on the grounds of Alabama’s only Benedictine monastery, St. Bernard Abbey.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
So there is a whole consortium of Benedictine monasteries.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Created by a Benedictine monk with a serious eye for detail, this whimsical stop features 125 tiny, handcrafted replicas of famous historic landmarks, like St. Peter’s Basilica and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, all located on the grounds of Alabama’s only Benedictine monastery, St. Bernard Abbey.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monastery
Noun
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With stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and Renaissance cloister, Parador is a prime example of Gothic architecture.—
Carlsen Jes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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The latter was particularly restorative, as was the Negroni No. 2 at Le Bar, in the cloister, which adds beets and strawberries to the classic recipe.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since then, he’s injected his flair into Venetian jewels like Abbazia San Gregorio, a former Benedictine abbey and the home of Diane von Furstenburg in Palazzo Brandolini-Giustinian.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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Using the abbey as an observation post with gun emplacements near its foundation and in the surrounding cliffs, the Germans command the narrow mountain passes of Route 6—the road to Rome.—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Monastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monastery. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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