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nunnery

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as in convent

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Recent Examples of nunnery All four women are virgins and have joked about calling their home the nunnery. — Skye Battles, Wired News, 17 Apr. 2026 The property was once a 19th-century Catholic school and church campus, complete with a rectory and nunnery, and each room has a rotary phone and other touches of the not-so-distant past. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 Monasteries and nunneries have long been oases of quiet contemplation in a world overrun by distractions. — Avedis Hadjian, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2026 The Dalai Lama encouraged these organizations to help build nunneries, empower existing nuns and support their further education. — Darcie Price-Wallace, The Conversation, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nunnery

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Step into the past at the still-operational Begijnhof, a convent and home for women founded in 1245.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
In Mexico, Gelman met Zahalka, a native of Bohemia (part of the current-day Czech Republic ) who was reared in a Catholic convent and attended schools in Vienna and Switzerland.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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The film follows filmmaker Ahsen Nadeem’s attempt to document one of Japan’s most secretive Buddhist monasteries.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 July 2026
In 1642, the fifth Dalai Lama first unified Tibet by yoking the strength of Mongol forces, who razed the monasteries of rival sects, killing thousands.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of monastery

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The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026

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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

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