monachal

adjective

Definition of monachalnext
as in divine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monachal
  1. divine
  2. sacramental
  3. monastic
  4. religious
  5. ecclesiastical
  6. holy
Adjective
  • Which at the very least will hopefully cause people to rethink the market prices that economists rely on to allegedly divine whether or not there’s inflation.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Central to the celebration is the miracle of the oil: a single day's supply that burned for eight days, symbolizing resilience and divine intervention.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of divine
Adjective
  • Something has changed, not in church law or doctrine but in moral theology and the pastoral application of sacramental discipline.
    Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Many of them walk to Mass from nearby apartments and could be cut off from the sacramental life if OLV is shuttered.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
Definition of sacramental
Adjective
  • Explore the island and delve into its deep history, visiting the monastic ruins of St Seiriol, the old semaphore station, and the lighthouse at Penmon Point.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Christian intellectuals increasingly accepted input from classical and contemporary non-Christian sources, particularly in emerging urban schools, which were beginning to replace monastic cloisters as centers of learning in Europe.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of monastic
Adjective
  • World & Nation Rebels seize Damascus; Assad reported to have fled Syria for Moscow Dec. 8, 2024 Syria is home to multiple ethnic and religious communities, often pitted against each other by Assad’s state and years of war.
    Sarah el Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Nonetheless, the schools that close overwhelmingly tend to be very small, caught in mismanagement or legal trouble, and/or religious.
    Derek Newton, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of religious
Adjective
  • Hint #3: Wednesday's answer has ecclesiastical connections.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • One cardinal accuses another of simony, the buying and selling of ecclesiastical office.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of ecclesiastical
Adjective
  • Essentially, the deal can also further one of the holy grails of he Brazilian and Spanish-language industries in Latin America: a more fluid release of Spanish-language – here Uruguayan films – in the huge market of São Paulo and beyond, and the release of Brazilian films in Uruguay.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • And there’s this large spectrum of religious horror and holy horror across film.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of holy
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