abbey

[US]/ˈæbi/
[UK]/ˈæbi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.Large monastery, large temple, large cathedral (collectively)
Entire community of monks, entire community of nuns
Church belonging to a monastery
Country residence
Westminster Abbey

Phrases & Collocations

Medieval abbey

Historic abbey

Abandoned abbey

westminster abbey

Example Sentences

The abbey is now a ruin.

the abbey was circled by a huge wall.

the abbey lies in ruins today.

ruined abbeys and picturesque villages.

This manor was built by Hugo, Sire of Somerel, the same who endowed the sixth chaplaincy of the Abbey of Villiers.

destroyed the very fabric of the ancient abbey during wartime bombing; needs to protect the fabric of civilized society.

In this reform, the economic relations and administration subjection relations among monarch, hereditary seignior, abbey, feudatory aristocrat, local administrators, and were rehackled and adjusted.

Real-world Examples

The climb to see the abbey isn't easy.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

It probably remained at Waulsort until French Revolutionary troops looted the abbey in the 1790s.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

Wukong shot out of the abbey and was gone.

Source: Journey to the West

A short while later, Wukong and Guanyin arrived at the abbey.

Source: Journey to the West

It's an islet and an abbey, a town and a fortress.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

And I was asked to accompany a priest to an abbey in Romania.

Source: Movie trailer screening room

When they reached the abbey, Bajie knocked on the door.

Source: Journey to the West

Charles and Camilla will roll up to the abbey in a golden-topped horse-drawn carriage.

Source: NPR News May 2023 Collection

Karel Stautemas is a clergyman at the abbey and is studying beer making.

Source: VOA Special June 2021 Collection

Back at the abbey, the Great Immortal told his priests to start a fire.

Source: Journey to the West

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