monachal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monachal
Adjective
  • The Pope was Polish, so maybe there was a bit of divine intervention with how Dudek performed.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The timing of this movie feels divine.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bible And Armenia’s Wine History The winemaking apparatus was found next to what amounts to a cemetery, likely for sacramental or religious purposes.
    Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Either way, the installation was not meant to replace sacramental confession.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • With a frill-less monastic setting, this institution has several London locations, but Smithfield is the OG, serving signature dishes like roasted bone marrow and oven-hot madeleines available by the dozen and half dozen.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The story of a woman’s retreat into monastic life is familiar; somewhat less familiar is Wood’s use of the modular form.
    Nathaniel Moore September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The process refers to soldiers who won’t fight on the basis of moral or religious grounds.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some religious schools offer discounts to families who are part of the church connected with the school.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Her historic appointment—a first in the 1,400 years since Saint Augustine founded the diocese after landing in England—will fuel the long-running debate not only in the Anglican church, but also other Christian churches, about the ecclesiastical role of women.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Pretty quickly, this pay-to-pray arrangement gave way to a less ecclesiastical approach.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The tenth and final day of the High Holidays, Yom Kippur is the holiest Jewish holiday of the year.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Manchester police were calling on people to stay inside and avoid the area, but that message was not reaching the community deep in prayer on this holiest of days.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Monachal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monachal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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