monastery
noun
mon·as·tery
ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē 
plural monasteries
: a house for persons under religious vows
especially
: an establishment for monks
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Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden.
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Lorena Sopena/Anadolu via Getty The trail Isak Andic and his son were walking along links the Salnitre caves in Collbato with the Montserrat monastery and is a relatively easy route that's popular with families during the weekends.
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Amid the Black Death, a pregnant healer accused of witchcraft finds refuge in a Carthusian monastery.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2026
Weihenstephan sits on a hill outside Munich in what used to be a Benedictine monastery.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The works were removed from the monastery in 1936 to protect them from ruin during the Spanish Civil War.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
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CBS News, 19 May 2026
Amid the Black Death, a pregnant healer accused of witchcraft finds refuge in a Carthusian monastery.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2026
Weihenstephan sits on a hill outside Munich in what used to be a Benedictine monastery.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The works were removed from the monastery in 1936 to protect them from ruin during the Spanish Civil War.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for monastery
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“Monastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monastery. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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