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Policeman turned preacher Reportedly born Narayan Sakar to a low-caste family, Bhole Baba used to be a constable with the Uttar Pradesh Police before becoming a preacher and establishing an ashram – or place of worship – in the state.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
His group has ashrams across 10 states and union territories in India and claims to have 60 million followers worldwide.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
Dlamini, 27, was born in Los Angeles and spent time as a child with her mother at an ashram led by jazz musician Alice Coltrane.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
The Sullivanians adhered to the same principles and traditions as many of the ashrams and rural intentional communities of the era: polyamory, communal living, group parenting, socialist politics.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
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Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
His group has ashrams across 10 states and union territories in India and claims to have 60 million followers worldwide.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
Dlamini, 27, was born in Los Angeles and spent time as a child with her mother at an ashram led by jazz musician Alice Coltrane.
—Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023
The Sullivanians adhered to the same principles and traditions as many of the ashrams and rural intentional communities of the era: polyamory, communal living, group parenting, socialist politics.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashram
Noun
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The Vatican has denied that Prevost permitted Ray to live at the monastery.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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In 2015, David and his wife made Texas their primary residence after retiring from their jobs at a Buddhist monastery in Woodstock, N.Y., where David was executive director for three years.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The latter was particularly restorative, as was the Negroni No. 2 at Le Bar, in the cloister, which adds beets and strawberries to the classic recipe.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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When the breeze flows through the cloisters, the kites float, showing off their gravity-defying nature.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since then, he’s injected his flair into Venetian jewels like Abbazia San Gregorio, a former Benedictine abbey and the home of Diane von Furstenburg in Palazzo Brandolini-Giustinian.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
7 May 2025
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Using the abbey as an observation post with gun emplacements near its foundation and in the surrounding cliffs, the Germans command the narrow mountain passes of Route 6—the road to Rome.—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include: On Waterman Court, Danville, in February 2025, a 2,251-square-foot home was sold for $1,990,000, a price per square foot of $884.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
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Home climate control often comes with trade-offs: a second-floor bedroom that stays five degrees warmer than the rest of the house, rising electricity costs during peak summer months, or the high cost of installing central air conditioning.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Pico Iyer makes time for retreats at a Benedictine hermitage in California.—
Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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When Iyer’s wife accompanies him on a visit to the hermitage, the monks greet her warmly.—
Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Ashram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashram. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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