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单词 abbey
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Where the abbey and the cathedral really compete is in their music.As she arrived at the abbey all the church bells in the city were ringing out in a clamour of celebration.Her family has been at the 12th-century abbey since the revolution.Archaeologists digging at the ruins of a 12th-century abbey have unearthed a medieval poker chip.It is based in the old abbey church and still has all the panelling, stained glass and a pulpit.I am writing this while leaning against the ruined cloisters of an abbey founded during the 13th century.If a monk from the old abbey was to walk into our abbey church, he would barely be aware he was in another century.Froome has not put a pedal wrong, except perhaps a momentary wobble as he rounded the final bend on the causeway underneath the ancient abbey.Visitors can see the abbey church, wander around gardens and medieval ruins and relax in the tearoom tucking into a cake baked in monastery kitchens.Home to a beautiful 12th-century abbey, it has a charming high street with a good selection of independent shops.

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abbey

British English: abbey /ˈæbɪ/ NOUN
An abbey is a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live.
  • American English: abbey
  • Arabic: دَيْرُ الرُّهْبان
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abadia
  • Chinese: 修道院
  • Croatian: opatija
  • Czech: opatství
  • Danish: abbedi
  • Dutch: abdij
  • European Spanish: abadía
  • Finnish: luostarikirkko
  • French: abbaye
  • German: Abtei
  • Greek: αββαείο
  • Italian: abbazia
  • Japanese: 僧院
  • Korean: 대수도원
  • Norwegian: kloster
  • Polish: opactwo
  • European Portuguese: abadia
  • Romanian: abație
  • Russian: аббатство
  • Latin American Spanish: abadía
  • Swedish: kloster
  • Thai: สำนักสงฆ์
  • Turkish: manastır
  • Ukrainian: монастир
  • Vietnamese: tu viện

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Chinese translation of 'abbey'

abbey

(ˈæbɪ)

n (c)

  1. 大修道院 (dà xiūdàoyuàn) (, zuò)
(noun) 
Definition
a building inhabited by monks or nuns
a memorial service at Westminster Abbey
Synonyms
monastery
He spent a year in a Buddhist monastery.
convent
She entered a Carmelite convent at the age of 21.
priory
Lindisfarne priory on Holy Island
cloister
nunnery
In monasteries and nunneries, prayers are being offered for him.
friary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of convent
Definition
a community of nuns
She entered a Carmelite convent at the age of 21.
Synonyms
nunnery,
religious community,
religious house
in the sense of nunnery
Definition
a convent
In monasteries and nunneries, prayers are being offered for him.
Synonyms
convent,
house,
abbey,
monastery,
cloister
in the sense of priory
Definition
a religious house where certain orders of monks or nuns live
Lindisfarne priory on Holy Island
Synonyms
monastery,
abbey,
convent,
cloister,
nunnery,
religious house

Nearby words of
abbey

  • abate
  • abatement
  • abattoir
  • abbey
  • abbot
  • abbreviate
  • abbreviated

Synonyms of 'abbey'

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