monk's cell

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a small, simple room in a monastery where a monk lives and sleeps

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  • The museum featured a reconstruction of a medieval monk's cell.
  • He spent hours in silent meditation within his simple monk's cell.
  • Light from a single, narrow window illuminated the dusty monk's cell.
  • The only furniture in the monk's cell was a hard bed and a small desk.
  • After years of city life, his quiet studio felt like a peaceful monk's cell.
  • The old manuscript was discovered hidden beneath the floorboards of a monk's cell.
  • A novice is expected to keep his monk's cell tidy and unadorned.
  • In his autobiography, he described the profound spiritual insights he gained in his monk's cell.
  • Can you imagine the discipline required to live confined to a monk's cell?
  • The abbot has resided in the same humble monk's cell for over forty years.