Abbey synonyms

ăb'ē

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friary
House or dwelling where friars or members of certain religious communities live
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convent
A community, especially of nuns, bound by vows to a religious life under a superior.
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cloister
Life in a monastery or convent.
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See syn. study at (related)
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church
Public divine worship in a church; a religious service:
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hermitage
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
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nunnery
(Archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
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priory
A monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress.
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seminary
A private residential school for girls.
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mottisfont (related)
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haughmond (related)
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manor (related)
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lesnes (related)
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jervaulx (related)
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easby (related)
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buildwas (related)
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corcomroe (related)
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chapel (related)
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Croxden (related)
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Crossraguel (related)
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cathedral (related)
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llanthony (related)
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monastery
A community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion.
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Abbey Sentence Examples

  • In England there was once a famous abbey, called Whitby.

  • It has been noticed at Woburn Abbey that the antlers are shed and replaced twice a year.

  • On Inishmore are remains of the abbey of Killenda.

  • In those far-off days, an abbey was half church, half castle.

  • Rottum was once the property of the ancient abbey at Rottum, 8 m.

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