Definitions of Abbey [ˈæb i]

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Definition of 'Abbey'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) abbey
a monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.

2. abbey
the church of an abbey.

Etymology: (1200–50; ME < OF abeie < LL abbātiaabbacy)

Definition of 'Abbey'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) abbey
a church associated with a monastery or convent

2. (noun) abbey
a convent ruled by an abbess

3. (noun) abbey
a monastery ruled by an abbot

Definition of 'Abbey'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Abbey
a monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings

2. (noun) Abbey
the church of a monastery

Translation of 'Abbey'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the building(s) in which a Christian (usually Roman Catholic) group of monks or nuns lives.
Afrikaans: abdy	Arabic: دَيْـر الرُّهْبَان	Bulgarian: манастир
Brazilian: abadia	Czech: opatství	German: die Abtei
Danish: kloster	Greek: καθολικό μοναστήρι	Spanish: abadía
Estonian: klooster	Farsi: صومعه	Finnish: luostari
French: abbaye	Hebrew: מִנזָר	Hindi: ईसाइयों का मठ
Croatian: opatija	Hungarian: kolostor	Indonesian: biara
Icelandic: klaustur	Italian: abbazia	Japanese: 修道院
Korean: 대수도원	Lithuanian: abatija, vienuolynas	Latvian: klosteris
Malay: gereja	Dutch: abdij	Norwegian: kloster
Polish: opactwo	Persian: صومعه، كليسا	Pashto: صومعه، كليسا
Portuguese: abadia	Romanian: mănăstire	Russian: монастырь
Slovak: opátstvo	Slovenian: opatija	Serbian: manastir
Swedish: kloster	Thai: สำนักสงฆ์	Turkish: manastır
Taiwanese: (男或女)修道院	Ukrainian: монастир	Urdu: یا راہب خانہ خانقاہ
Vietnamese: tu viện	Chinese: 修道院
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