minster

Definition of minsternext

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Noun
  • Rochester, for example, spends about 250,000 pounds ($330,000) a year on music, a substantial outlay for a provincial cathedral but less than some.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • During the service, the archbishop and priests carried a cross down the cathedral’s center aisle in an emotions-stirring moment for those who witnessed the traditional procession.
    Holly Andres, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The reason to visit this church next to the Pantheon are for the three Caravaggio paintings in its Contarelli chapel.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In the meantime, members can view large floor-to-ceiling renderings of the new chapel on a large wall within the worship center and view construction progress out its windows.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • He was accused of sending threatening emails to the abbey at 27977 Silverado Canyon Road, Manley said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • On his arrival at the meeting venue at a historic 12-century abbey in Vaux-de-Cerney outside of Paris, Rubio posed for a group photo with his fellow foreign ministers but none of them spoke.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Heat owner Micky Arison was inducted into Hall as part of the shrine’s 2025 class.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • His 20,000-foot, palazzo was a work of art in itself—and a shrine to the Versace brand.
    Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Service’s regional headquarters will vanish, along with most of its research facilities and experimental forests—and also quite likely the sense of mission that has animated the agency for more than a century.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The downed 5-15E Strike Eagle had been on a regular mission, in and out of Iran, when it was shot down, sources said.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The parade is part of a three-day New Year celebration set in the Lanxang Village, a Laotian neighborhood near New Iberia with hundreds of families, and near the Buddhist temple grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The concierge specializes in Kyoto’s cultural events, and can help access exclusive ochaya with an interpreter, score tickets to the theater, book dinner reservations, a huge help in Kyoto, or help arrange meetings with monks and priests at the city’s Shinto shrines and temples.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Football was Emanuel Wilson’s sanctuary His story, of course, is deeper than that of gloves and rookie cards.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In June, First Baptist Dallas will break ground on a new sanctuary to replace the historic walls scattered to ashes by flames in July 2024.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • No services tonight due to a fire at the church building.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Since then, the case has been tied up in court as Morris and the church attempt to agree on an arbitrator.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Minster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minster. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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