abbey

a monastery under the supervision of an abbott or a convent under the supervision of an abbess
Not to be confused with:abbé – a member of the French secular clergy; a title of respect for any ecclesiastic

ab·bey

A0008400 (ăb′ē)n. pl. ab·beys 1. A monastery supervised by an abbot.2. A convent supervised by an abbess.3. A church that is or once was part of a monastery or convent.

[Middle English, from Old French abaie, from Late Latin abbātia; see abbacy.]

abbey

(ˈæbɪ) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a building inhabited by a community of monks or nuns governed by an abbot or abbess2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a church built in conjunction with such a building3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) such a community of monks or nuns[C13: via Old French abeie from Church Latin abbātia abbacy]

ab•bey

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n., pl. -beys. 1. a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess. 2. the church of an abbey. [1200–50; Middle English < Old French abeie < Late Latin abbātia abbacy]

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Noun	1.	abbey - a church associated with a monastery or conventchurch building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
	2.	abbey - a convent ruled by an abbess convent - a religious residence especially for nuns
	3.	abbey - a monastery ruled by an abbot monastery - the residence of a religious community

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noun monastery, convent, priory, cloister, nunnery, friary a memorial service at Westminster Abbey

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abbey

(ˈӕbi) noun1. the building(s) in which a Christian (usually Roman Catholic) group of monks or nuns lives. 修道院2. the church now or formerly belonging to it. Westminster Abbey.属修道院的教堂

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abbey,

monastic house, especially among Benedictines and Cistercians, consisting of not less than 12 monks or nuns ruled by an abbot or abbess. Many abbeys were originally self-supporting. In the Benedictine expansion after the 8th cent., abbeys were often important centers of learning and peaceful arts and, like FuldaFulda
, city (1994 pop. 58,710), Hesse, central Germany, on the Fulda River. It is a banking and financial center. Manufactures include textiles and clothing. Fulda grew around a Benedictine abbey founded in 744 by Sturmius, a pupil of St. Boniface, the missionary.
..... Click the link for more information. , were sometimes the nuclei of future towns. The buildings surround a church and include a dormitory, refectory, and guest house, all surrounded by a wall. The courtyard, derived from the Roman atriumatrium
, term for an interior court in Roman domestic architecture and also for a type of entrance court in early Christian churches. The Roman atrium was an unroofed or partially roofed area with rooms opening from it. In early times its center held a cooking hearth.
..... Click the link for more information. , was a usual feature, as was the cloistercloister,
unroofed space forming part of a religious establishment and surrounded by the various buildings or by enclosing walls. Generally, it is provided on all sides with a vaulted passageway consisting of continuous colonnades or arcades opening onto a court.
..... Click the link for more information. or arcade surrounding the court. Cluniac abbeys were always ornate, Cistercian ones notably bare. The CarthusiansCarthusians
, small order of monks of the Roman Catholic Church [Lat. abbr.,=O. Cart.]. It was established by St. Bruno at La Grande Chartreuse (see Chartreuse, Grande) in France in 1084.
..... Click the link for more information. with their special polity developed an altogether different structure called the charterhouse.

Abbey

The monastic buildings of religious bodies governed by an abbot or abbess.

Abbey

a Catholic monastery governed by a father superior or, in a convent, by a mother superior, subordinate to a bishop and sometimes directly to the pope. The larger and wealthier monasteries owned much land and often played an important religious, political, and economic role in feudal Western Europe. Such monasteries included the abbeys of Cluny, Saint-Denis, Port Royal, Saint Gall, Fulda, and Monte Cassino. During the Reformation and especially during the bourgeois revolution, the abbey lost its significance in the life of European society. Many abbeys were liquidated, but some still exist today.

What does it mean when you dream about an abbey?

Dreaming of a convent or monastery may indicate that the dreamer needs to spend some time alone reflecting, or even needs to seek spiritual nourishment. Alternatively, it may symbolize isolation from the normal flow of life.

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abbey: Plan of abbey of St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, 13th cent. A, church; B, cloister; C, city gate; E, chapter house; F, chapel; G, refectory; H, cellars and presses; I, abbot’s lodging; K, ditches; L, gardens A monastery or convent; particularly the church thereof.

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1. a building inhabited by a community of monks or nuns governed by an abbot or abbess 2. a church built in conjunction with such a building 3. such a community of monks or nuns

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ABBEY, abbatia, is a society of religious persons, having an abbot or abbessto preside over them. Formerly some of the most considerable abbots andpriors in England had seats and votes in the house of lords. The prior ofSt. John's of Jerusalem, was styled the first baron of England, in respectto the lay barons, but he was the last of the spiritual barons.

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