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
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Over the next few centuries, the abbey’s importance as a place of study and prayer, as well as its political and cultural significance, only grew.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The original Poe short story follows a prince who attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
For a more country experience, there is the historic abbey, San Pietro in Valle, located between Spoleto and the Marmore Falls.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Situating them in a real abbey, Rabelais marshaled them as evidence of hypocrisy.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
The original Poe short story follows a prince who attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
For a more country experience, there is the historic abbey, San Pietro in Valle, located between Spoleto and the Marmore Falls.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Situating them in a real abbey, Rabelais marshaled them as evidence of hypocrisy.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abbey. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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