Example sentences for: monastic

How can you use “monastic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Born Alfred Bessette in 1845, one of a poor Québécois family of 12 children, Brother André was gatekeeper at the monastic Congregation of the Holy Cross.

  • It also has a museum, which conveys a flavor of monastic life, along with icons and manuscripts.

  • The cavernous 13th-century Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella is the finest of Florence’s monastic churches.

  • His celebrated Annunciation faces the top of the stairs — compare the simpler version in cell 3 — while other outstanding works include the mystic Transfiguration in cell 6 and Jesus Mocked in cell 7. In the small refectory is the important Ghirlandaio mural of the Last Supper, a subject traditionally found in monastic dining rooms.

  • Just beyond the dense quarters of the Alfama is São Vicente de Fora (St. Vincent Beyond the Walls), an Italianate church and monastic cloister.


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