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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When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.
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Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
It was also felt in neighboring countries, including Thailand.
March 28, 2025
At a Buddhist monastery in Pindaya, about 70 miles from the epicenter, women wailed as the spire atop a century-old golden dome called a stupa toppled over, one of several that were damaged there.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Thai Buddhists often enter a monastery for a short period of time, temporarily being ordained as a monk or nun.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
There is something similar going on with the Ratliff brothers, whose parents are both preoccupied with their own crises — an FBI investigation, pill addictions, and their daughter, Piper, wanting to move to Thailand to join a monastery.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Monastery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monastery. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
Kids Definition
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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