monachal

Definition of monachalnext

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Adjective
  • For virtually all of human history, people were subjects of kings or rulers who claimed divine and unquestioned power.
    Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 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
  • This results in highly architectural and ornate garments and textiles built through tension, geometry, and monastic focus.
    Catherine Tansey, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
  • There’s something monastic about the way he’s taken on Red Lobster.
    Rita Omokha, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Americans are more likely than not to favor religious expression in public schools, though most agree participation should be voluntary, a national survey has found.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • That they are entitled to not wear the uniforms, that they’re entitled to express their religious beliefs.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • In his decision, Chief District Chief Judge Amos Mazzant ruled that a First Amendment protection for churches, known as the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, applied to Gateway.
    Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Judge Amos Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas ruled a First Amendment protection for churches, the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine, applied to Gateway.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The Temple Mount movement — a loose coalition of Israeli religious and nationalist organizations — harbors a potentially explosive mix of prophecy and politics that aims to upend some 1,300 years of Muslim control over the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest one for Jews.
    Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • For example, the Life of Saint Æthelwold is a tenth-century biography that narrates the holy life of an English bishop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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“Monachal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monachal. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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