lamasery

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Recent Examples of lamasery His sister is a smart square peg who took off running at the end of Season 3; in the new season, the family is trying to find her, a trip that takes them to a Tibetan lamasery, down South American rivers and onto a Japanese game show. Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
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Noun
  • Policeman turned preacher Reportedly born Narayan Sakar to a low-caste family, Bhole Baba used to be a constable with the Uttar Pradesh Police before becoming a preacher and establishing an ashram – or place of worship – in the state.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • His group has ashrams across 10 states and union territories in India and claims to have 60 million followers worldwide.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN, 12 July 2024
Noun
  • From photogenic fishing villages and sumptuous seafood to ancient monasteries, and gorgeous beaches (many of them within an hour’s drive of Istanbul), a lot of things make this coast extra special.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In 1548, Johannes Gast wrote about a Faust who had played tricks on a group of monks by introducing a poltergeist into the monastery.
    James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • During the two decades before the mass possession at Loudun, the Ursulines, originally a very active and public order, had been forced into the cloister.
    Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But even within the cloisters of the monastery and behind the walls of its garden, with the city outside, there is also a solitude around each of the monks.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Surrounding the abbey is a steep hillside village and a stone wall with turrets.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
  • All guests of La Ferme have access to the facilities of the abbey and a shuttle is available to transport them back and forth.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Lamasery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamasery. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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