Definitions for Monasteries
monas·ter·ies

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1. monasteriesnoun

   Plural form of monastery.

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1. monasteries

   A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. A monastery complex typically comprises a number of buildings which include a church, dormitory, cloister, refectory, library, balneary and infirmary, and outlying granges. Depending on the location, the monastic order and the occupation of its inhabitants, the complex may also include a wide range of buildings that facilitate self-sufficiency and service to the community. These may include a hospice, a school, and a range of agricultural and manufacturing buildings such as a barn, a forge, or a brewery. In English usage, the term monastery is generally used to denote the buildings of a community of monks. In modern usage, convent tends to be applied only to institutions of female monastics (nuns), particularly communities of teaching or nursing religious sisters. Historically, a convent denoted a house of friars (reflecting the Latin), now more commonly called a friary. Various religions may apply these terms in more specific ways.

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1. Monasteries

   of Monastery

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Monasteries in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Monasteries in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Monasteries in a Sentence

1. Kuryakos Ergun:

   Our churches and monasteries are what root Syriacs in these lands; our existence relies on them, they are our history and what sustains our culture.

2. Bhuchung Tsering:

   While China continues to tell the world that Tibetans enjoy religious freedom and autonomy, its top official in Lhasa is engaged in an ideological campaign to turn Tibetan monasteries into 'patriotic centers,'.

3. Jason Smith -LRB- left -RRB-:

   Christmas Cookies became a staple many, many, many years ago, to be exact they started with the monasteries of the Middle Ages. The monks had access to sugar, flour and spices to make them. The Dutch brought the Christmas cookie tradition to the United States in the early 17th century, christmas Cookies were first made to take to neighbors, friends and family to show their gratitude and kindness toward each other. Most people didn’t have much money, and cookies recipes made several dozens and it gave them plenty to pass around. The first cookies were sugar cookies or a spice cookie, almost like a gingerbread cookie as we know them today.

4. Frank Wolf:

   We see here a combination of the two persecution engines – Islamic extremism and organized corruption – where the vulnerable position of religious minorities, such as Christians, is being exploited, Kats said. Corruption is deeply rooted in Iraqi society, right up to the highest levels. Also, it is especially people in or close to political power who are occupying not just Christian-owned homes, but also churches and monasteries.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Universities are of course hostile to geniuses, which, seeing and using ways of their own, discredit the routine as churches and monasteries persecute youthful saints.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Monasteries
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasteries
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Monasteries