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noun • religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress | ||||||||
34% | 5 | Locale of St. Catherine's Monastery, said to be the world's oldest working monastery | ||||||
noun • a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments • a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt • a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea | ||||||||
33% | 3 | It sets earlier and earlier in the fall | ||||||
noun • the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system • the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system • the rays of the sun • first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians • a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc • any star around which a planetary system revolves verb • expose one's body to the sun • expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun | ||||||||
Earlier Term For Monastery Or Other Religious Building Crossword Clue
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PRIORY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PRIORY
Updated: February 15, 2024
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | Building with toilet facilities in a monastery | |
2 | Earlier; religious figure
Telegraph Quick -
02 Aug 2024 | Telegraph Quick / 02 Aug 2024 |
3 | It sets earlier and earlier in the fall
New York Times Bonus -
01 Nov 1998 | New York Times Bonus / 01 Nov 1998 |
4 | Locale of St. Catherine's Monastery, said to be the world's oldest working monastery
New York Times -
29 Jan 2012 | New York Times / 29 Jan 2012 |
5 | Religious leader of a monastery | |
6 | Rent building for a monastery
The Guardian Quiptic -
28 Aug 2006 | The Guardian Quiptic / 28 Aug 2006 |
7 | Term of address in a monastery
New York Times -
19 Jul 2002 | New York Times / 19 Jul 2002 |
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