- Abbey - Wikipedia
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns
- Abbey | Definition, History, Arrangement, Examples | Britannica
abbey, group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centred on an abbey church or cathedral, and under the direction of an abbot or abbess In this sense, an abbey consists of a complex of buildings serving the needs of a self-contained religious community
- ABBEY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ABBEY is a monastery ruled by an abbot How to use abbey in a sentence
- The Layout of a Medieval Abbey - World History Encyclopedia
A large medieval abbey had over 450 monks, but a more typical abbey had around 100 permanent inhabitants The main idea of monasticism was that life in a place of quiet and relative solitude would better aid understanding of and permit greater proximity to God
- Visit | Westminster Abbey
The Abbey is a place that's touched the lives of kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers, poets, priests, heroes and villains since 960AD Westminster Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the resting place of more than 3,000 great Britons
- ABBEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ABBEY definition: 1 a building where monks or nuns live or used to live Some abbeys are now used as churches: 2 a… Learn more
- ABBEY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Abbey definition: a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess See examples of ABBEY used in a sentence
- Abbey - New World Encyclopedia
An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an abbot or an abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community
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