monachal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monachal
Adjective
  • The French duo that made distortion divine and disco dangerous is back on American soil.
    Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Theosophy, or divine wisdom, was a progenitor of the New Age movement of the 20th century.
    Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 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
  • Not long after the accident, Thurlow had a religious awakening.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Kuelap Fortress, considered the Machu Picchu of the north, is a striking wonder perched on top of a cliff that likely served as a religious center.
    Jen Richt, Travel + Leisure, 17 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
  • Turrell’s project was a central part of Ye’s 2019 film Jesus is King, part of his turn towards the ecclesiastical.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The not-quite-musical (the Shakers were known for their frenzied singing) and not-quite-biopic was recently acquired by Searchlight, with a suitably holy Christmas Day release planned.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The man reportedly circumvented barriers that surround the altar, climbed the steps and urinated on the holy structure.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Monachal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monachal. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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