monastery
noun
a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
monasterial
-
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
What a palatial kitchen and more than monasterial refectory!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various
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 Mayne Reid
Roderick went off alone, and his companion after a while bent his steps to the monasterial church.
From Roderick Hudson by Henry James
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 Thomas Henry Huxley
