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 or Buddhist monks and nuns.
Abbey | Definition, History, Arrangement, & Examples | Britannica
Abbey, group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centered 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.
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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.
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.
A royal church | Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in Britain's history are buried or commemorated.
ABBEY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
ABBEY meaning: 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 | Britannica Dictionary
abbey (noun) abbey / ˈ æbi/ noun plural abbeys Britannica Dictionary definition of ABBEY [count] 1 a : a monastery run by an abbot
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