monachal

Definition of monachalnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monachal
Adjective
  • The spa is pretty divine, and includes a European-style thalassotherapy spa.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Powerful religious leaders described the epidemic as divine punishment.
    Christina Ray Stanton, Time, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • Of these, Anglicans traditionally hold only baptism and the Eucharist as sacraments instituted by Christ and regard the others as sacramental rites.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The sacramental palms can be kept at home and returned to church or nature, but should not to be thrown away, the Archdiocese noted.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Maroon and golden monastic robes had replaced his usual hoodies and sweatpants.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The Augustinians retain ownership of the buildings, and guests can take a tour of the historic library, monastery, and chapel with one of the monks who still live in the separate monastic quarters.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 May 2026
Adjective
  • Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner has called for a review of religious exemptions on the carrying of knives in public after the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak last December.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
  • The site offers a rare window into the religious and cultural beliefs of the ancient Lycian people, about whom relatively little is known — a mystery that only deepens its appeal.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • But the chapel, heavy with the scent of ecclesiastical incense, felt as genuine as could be, worn from nearly two centuries of worship.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
  • Walsh’s ruling gave the OCA, which is the largest of three Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical bodies in the United States, authority to govern the parish and the judge ordered the parish’s former leaders to vacate the property by June 2025.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Playing the rivalry at any other time would be an affront to all that’s good and holy.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • In such a distrustful environment, everything that should be pure or holy or human is crushed under the weight of a state only interested in its own self-perpetuation.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
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“Monachal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monachal. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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