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monastery

noun

ˈmä-nə-ˌster-ē

Definition of monastery

as in cloister

a residence for men under religious vows Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden

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Recent Examples of monastery The work originally had six panels, but one was destroyed along with the monastery that housed it in the 1908 Messina earthquake. — Willem Marx, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 The Museum of Rural Arts In 2008, a volunteer association in the hamlet founded the Museum of Rural Arts, which is housed in a historic monastery (Convento di San Girolamo). — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The buildings that now house the hotel have deep roots—the property originally served as a Jesuit monastery in the 17th century, and a French-style wing was added in 1739. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 At the Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Guisando, a 14th-century monastery in Ávila, Spain, the whole hillside burned in July 2026, but the monastery reported that the church wall itself acted as a firebreak, stopping the fire’s advance. — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monastery

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On its edge is the Romanesque church of Pieve di San Leolino, which features a 16th-century cloister and valley views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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The Abbazia di San Fruttuoso, a 10th-century abbey complex owned for centuries by the Dorias, a powerful Genoa family, dominates the cove setting.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

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