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Recent Examples of monastic
Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
In any event, judging is a somewhat monastic process, focused on interpreting the law through the myopic lens of a particular case.
—José A. Cabranes, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
Koh Ewe, TIME, 13 May 2024
Over the past 2,000 years, Buddhist teachings have encountered distortions and alterations due to mistranslation and misinterpretation of Buddha-dharma by Buddhist patriarchs, eminent monastics, and Buddhist scholars.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
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Adjective
Drawing inspiration from ancient monastic practices, guests can master the art of calligraphy or illuminated letters, an age-old technique.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
In any event, judging is a somewhat monastic process, focused on interpreting the law through the myopic lens of a particular case.
—José A. Cabranes, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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Buddhist organizations, whose members are also known to skew older, have been trying to connect with younger people by updating the image of monastics, usually known for their no-nonsense asceticism.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 13 May 2024
Over the past 2,000 years, Buddhist teachings have encountered distortions and alterations due to mistranslation and misinterpretation of Buddha-dharma by Buddhist patriarchs, eminent monastics, and Buddhist scholars.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
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As a celibate ascetic, Ayyappan should be spared the tempting presence of fertile women—that is, women between menarche and menopause.Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2019
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The tale of Alexander the Great and the ascetic Diogenes illustrates my point.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
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But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force.Matt Seyler, ABC News, 10 May 2022
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The Rev. Brad Heckathorne, a Conventual Franciscan friar, performed the ceremony at the chapel at Duke University.New York Times, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2017
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In instances like these, the best thing to do is follow the advice of a Zen monk named Paul Loomans and befriend what scares you, which Burkeman references in his book.Renée Onque, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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The book was written in response to the August 2008 assassination of Hindu monk Lakshmanananda Saraswati, also known as the Hindu Swami.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Obama has retreated into monkish silence, broken only for special occasions such as celebrity deaths and the recording of Bruce Springsteen podcasts.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
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Cillian Murphy is not sitting at home in monkish penury.Vulture, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024
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The abrupt appearance and disappearance of the mendicant pilgrim is part of her power.Seyward Darby, Longreads, 5 Apr. 2023
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No doubt the traditional tunic and mantle of his mendicant religious order met some standard of austerity when they were adopted in the Middle Ages.Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 2 Jan. 2021
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All the stops on this tour are locations administered by the Dominican friars.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a Catholic religious order of Franciscan friars, was founded in Italy.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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The end result was a new brand of ecclesiastics and lay Catholics who felt comfortable detaching themselves from Franco’s regime, or even fighting it head-on in a variety of forums, including student movements, intellectual circles, unions, political parties, and the media.Victor Pérez-Díaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
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Of all the precious goods accumulated by the rulers and ecclesiastics of late medieval Ethiopia, the most charged of all were books.Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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“Monastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monastic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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