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Recent Examples of lamasery
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.
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Robert Lloyd,
latimes.com,
8 July 2019
Robert Lloyd,
latimes.com,
8 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamasery
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This part of the Indian Himalayas is especially important for pilgrims seeking spiritual retreats, most famously at the Kainchi Dham ashram, where Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg spent time.
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Elizabeth Gilbert wrote about one of her ashrams in Eat Pray Love.
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Through centuries of upheaval the monastery endured as a living testament to Ukraine’s faith, culture, and history.
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From $1,724 Splendido Portofino, housed in a former Benedictine monastery, became a hot hotel for celebrities like Liz Taylor and Lauren Bacall in the 1950s and ’60s; Taylor’s favorite dish, a three-tomato sauce with spaghetti, is still on the menu.
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In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.
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The first was held in the cloister of the Gallery of Modern Art (GAM), with a private tour and cocktail reception for guests.
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Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.
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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.
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“Lamasery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamasery. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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