ashram

noun

Definition of ashramnext
as in monastery

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Recent Examples of ashram Work dried up, and Stamp retreated to an Indian ashram. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025 In 1969, Stamp moved to an ashram in India. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Aug. 2025 In 1980, after meeting the yogi Swami Muktananda at an ashram in the Catskills, Rashad began practicing Siddha yoga, which trains its followers to recognize the divinity in themselves and the surrounding world. — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025 An ashram where half of them lived sustained slight damage to one window. — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ashram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashram
  1. monastery
  2. lamasery
  3. cloister
  4. abbey
  5. house
  6. hermitage
Noun
  • Eleven of the deceased victims were buried at the monastery; the remaining three were transported to their hometowns, Ababu said.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The backstory Once a 14th-century Dominican monastery, this property transports you to another time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of monastery
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  • His sister is a smart square peg who took off running at the end of Season 3; in the new season, the family is trying to find her, a trip that takes them to a Tibetan lamasery, down South American rivers and onto a Japanese game show.
    — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
Definition of lamasery
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  • The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Definition of cloister
Noun
  • Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, a rep for the couple told PEOPLE that the ceremony took place at a medieval abbey at La Cervara with 100 family and friends.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Definition of abbey
Noun
  • By chance, her parents and her sister had left the house just three days before the strike, because her mother couldn’t sleep.
    — Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Games such as pickleball and activities like walking groups get people out of the house, combat isolation and keep both the body and mind engaged, O’Sullivan explained.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Noun
  • These people would then come to your hermitage to suggest an alternative.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
  • On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.
    — Sarah Moss, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
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