monastery
noun
a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
monasterial
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a word derived from
monastery.
Example Sentences
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A recent renovation has left the space airy and monasterial, revealing 16th-century frescoes on the ceilings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2018
The mission-houses were in the monasterial style, many of them on a grand scale—mansions in fact, with roomy refectories, and kitchens to correspond; snug sitting and sleeping-chambers; well-paved courts and spacious gardens attached.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
What a palatial kitchen and more than monasterial refectory!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various
In the Capitulary which enjoins the foundation of monasterial and cathedral schools, he says: "Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right."
From Science & Education by Huxley, Thomas Henry
Roderick went off alone, and his companion after a while bent his steps to the monasterial church.
From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry
