religious house

American  

noun

1. a convent or monastery.

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Example Sentences

What was it like being raised in a devoutly religious house?

From The Guardian

“What if this type of location-based collection is occurring in our red light district and you’re finding out everyone who was there, or some sort of shady establishment? Or what if you’re targeting at a medical facility or religious house of worship?” says Jake Laperruque, who serves as senior counsel at the Constitution Project.

From Slate

They have been “placed in a religious house under the supervision of community leadership” and removed from public ministry, the order said.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement Tuesday, the order said that the nuns had been “removed from their residence and placed in a religious house under the supervision of community leadership” and that “Canonical Restrictions have been imposed” on them.

From Seattle Times

“Intentionally defacing, damaging or destroying a religious house of worship, such as a mosque, here is a federal crime, a crime that is intolerable in a free and open society of the type that we live in,” Abe Martinez, acting U.S.

From Salon