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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This does not mean every tech employee needs to move to a mountain monastery — there are ways to both make money and do good.
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Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The island is home to a working monastery where Cistercian monks have made wine, liqueurs, and honey for centuries.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The network stretches more than 3,500 miles from the Black Sea to Siberia and includes two new cadet schools and even a monastery.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
The long-running dispute between the nuns and their superior, Provost Markus Grasl, dates back to the end of 2023 when the nuns say they were removed from the monastery against their will.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The island is home to a working monastery where Cistercian monks have made wine, liqueurs, and honey for centuries.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The network stretches more than 3,500 miles from the Black Sea to Siberia and includes two new cadet schools and even a monastery.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
The long-running dispute between the nuns and their superior, Provost Markus Grasl, dates back to the end of 2023 when the nuns say they were removed from the monastery against their will.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for monastery
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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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