plural abbeys
1
a
: a monastery ruled by an abbot
b
: a convent ruled by an abbess
2
: an abbey church
Examples of abbey in a Sentence
the monks in the abbey grow all their own vegetables
Recent Examples on the Web
Last fall, the team uncovered the ruins of a medieval building, or abbey, used by Benedictine monks in Tomajmonostora, Hungary’s National Institute of Archaeology said in a June 14 Facebook post.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
During this trip, Benedict became the first pope to enter Westminster Abbey, which had been a Catholic Benedictine abbey until King Henry VIII converted it into an Anglican cathedral after England’s split with Rome in the mid-sixteenth century.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
The site is very close to an ancient cemetery that was discovered on the other end of the square, surrounding the powerful abbey of Saint-Bénigne, the archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Production design by Adam Reamer engulfs Cecilia in the abbey’s majestic courtyards, spooky corridors and candlelit chambers like a figure in a fresco, immersed in menacing ritual and beauty.
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
During this trip, Benedict became the first pope to enter Westminster Abbey, which had been a Catholic Benedictine abbey until King Henry VIII converted it into an Anglican cathedral after England’s split with Rome in the mid-sixteenth century.
—Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2013
The site is very close to an ancient cemetery that was discovered on the other end of the square, surrounding the powerful abbey of Saint-Bénigne, the archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Production design by Adam Reamer engulfs Cecilia in the abbey’s majestic courtyards, spooky corridors and candlelit chambers like a figure in a fresco, immersed in menacing ritual and beauty.
—Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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