monastic
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The Baroque artist from Seville painted scenes of monastic stillness in astonishing detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The monastic community extended "its heartfelt condolences to her family and friends".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Buddhism-themed tourism is thriving and tens of thousands of locals and foreigners sign up every year for "temple stay" retreats where they eat simple monastic food, do chores and meditate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
“We were supposed to live uncomfortable lives. And I was sort of monastic about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
As a prime example, consider the repeated appearance of childless elites, such as the Catholic priesthood, Buddhist monastic orders and Chinese eunuch bureaucracies.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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