religious house
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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What was it like being raised in a devoutly religious house?
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2019
The Monastery: Mr Vig and the NunAn award winning Danish documentary about an eccentric millionaire looking to establish a religious house in his castle.
From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2013
"There is a great amount of grief that a religious house of worship is being destroyed," said Amardeep Singh, director of programs at the National Sikh Coalition, a civil-rights organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2010
Like lay brothers in a religious house, Kent Schoolboys do most of the work around their establishment themselves.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was an acknowledged thing that an abbot or the founder of a religious house had the right to give sanctuary even to great criminals, and the claim was universally respected.
From Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
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