monachal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monachal
Adjective
  • Channeling creative and destructive energies, these divine beings, depicted in states of perpetual transformation, are deeply intertwined with nature.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • After Achilles’ death during the Trojan War, his divine armor became the ultimate prize, symbolizing the title of the army’s most valuable warrior.
    Antonis Kocheilas, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Anand is a neurologist and the author of The Mind Electric, out in June 2025 Within the walls of a hospital, privacy is sacred—the intimate details of someone’s body and illness are meant to be as carefully guarded, as quietly delivered, as a sacramental confession.
    Pria Anand, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
  • After the surgeon general’s warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine, writes guest columnist Eli Federman.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The family allowed Norwegian television cameras to follow them for a documentary, which featured their rather monastic existence.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
  • On a cold night in Stockholm, the monastic artist opens his door for a candid interview about his music, his ongoing quest for the divine, and what’s really real behind the de facto leader of Drain Gang.
    Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The men, many traveling separately, were on a religious pilgrimage to a Hungarian town formerly known as Kerestir.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Khan-Ghany has encouraged her Muslim students to be proud of their religious and cultural upbringings.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As Charles Mercier writes in his book, Christianity in Western and Northern Europe, Monaco has an ecclesiastical commitment to the Roman Catholic Church that is unique on the continent.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The building's striking concrete facade and massive bell banner set it apart from traditional ecclesiastical designs.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • It's earmarked for the poor and needy and often given out during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
    Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Awad hopes to introduce a Ramadan buffet next year for those breaking their dawn-to-sunset fast during the Muslim holy month.
    Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Monachal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monachal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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