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friary

noun

ˈfrī(-ə)r-ē

Definition of friary

as in monastery

a residence for men under religious vows the Franciscans left the chapel and went to the friary for rest

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Recent Examples of friary The friary located on church grounds closed two years ago and neither of the two friars who serve the church today live on the premises. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2026 The Vatican has reportedly denied that the new pope approved Ray to move to the friary, Newsweek reports. — Kc Baker, People.com, 9 May 2025 It had long been known that the playwright owned a house in the Blackfriars, a 13th-century Dominican friary, and it was thought to have been located near the gatehouse. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 The Franciscan friary of the basilica, Sacro Convento, noted in a statement that the event comes nearly 800 years after his death. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 According to the complaint, Ray — who was not an Augustinian — was allowed to live at an Augustinian friary in Chicago from 2000 to 2002. — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 When in town, Prevost would often visit with him and other Augustinian brothers at the friary at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, where Roccasalva used to live and work. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025 The 13th-century Dominican friary had been redeveloped for more secular uses after the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII in the mid-16th century. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

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The high jewelry collection was presented inside a 12th-century church on San Clemente Island, a secluded island in the Venetian lagoon that once served as a monastery and later an asylum before becoming home to a luxury hotel.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Smoke and fire rise from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery following a Russian missile strike this month.

— Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Definition of monastery

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The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026

Definition of cloister

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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

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