Thesaurus results for VICARAGE

vicarage

noun

Definition of vicarage

as in rectory

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Recent Examples of vicarage The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026 Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls. — Kathryn Hughes, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 In the vicarage garden, the Biddles found a shallow mound with the bones of 264 bodies. — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022

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Noun

In 1972, another priest started living at Holy Angels’ rectory.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Into this fertile landscape comes Winterbourne, an 18th-century Strawberry Hill Gothic rectory that is equal parts country house and wellness retreat.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of rectory

Noun

Nearly $200,000 in renovations The church currently has one bedroom and two bathrooms; the adjacent parsonage house has four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

— Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
James and Anne lived at Deane parsonage on a curate’s income of £300, including a contribution from Anne’s father.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parsonage

Noun

The production design is excellent, the humorous details of Vision’s metaphorical manse and the externalization of computer processes clever.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
So, alongside the compliments there’s an awful lot of real estate dedicated to his enemies, including his stepmother, Raine, whose many offenses included installing wall-to-wall carpeting in the family manse.

— Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of manse

Noun

Moïse was shot to death in his second floor bedroom, and his wife Martine was seriously injured after the squad of Colombian former soldiers stormed his residence in the middle of the night.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
Its members-only Carnaúba Wind House, opened in 2024, offers bungalow stays with a kite center, beach club, restaurant, and freshwater lagoon, while the larger Vila Carnaúba development is adding more luxury residences and beach tennis facilities.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of residence

Noun

Rama tells Lakshmana to guard the hermitage and protect Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hermitage

Noun

Further details on the dwelling are scant—including whether or not Burrow still owns it.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2026
Most recently, Garcia pleaded guilty to felony trespass of an inhabited dwelling, stemming from an incident in Adams County in 2025.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dwelling

Noun

The Raiders struggled to successfully contain Lakeland’s running game that amassed nearly 300 yards through four quarters.

— Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2026
The Clippers led 57-44 at halftime behind 12 points from Lopez, while the Thunder were just two of 17 on threes over the first two quarters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of quarters

Noun

Each night, Portia settles upside down beneath its silk abode, alternating prolonged stillness with brief episodes of retinal movements, twitching, and occasional leg curling.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Here the final abode of souls redeemed by Christ in heaven is depicted as an intricate urban environment.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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