Look up: Abbey

1. abbey
   [n] - a church associated with a monastery or convent 2. [n] - a convent ruled by an abbess 3. [n] - a monastery ruled by an abbot
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2. Abbey
   Monastery or Nunnery
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3. abbey
   In the Christian church, a building or group of buildings housing a community of monks or of nuns, all dedicated to a life of celibacy and religious seclusion, governed by an abbot or abbess...
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4. Abbey
   See monastery.
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5. Abbey
   a monastery where, either monks live, governed by an abbot, or in the case of nuns, governed by an abbess. See Church Design
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6. Abbey
   Ab'bey (ăb'bȳ) noun ; plural Abbeys (-bĭz). [ Old French abaïe , abbaïe , French abbaye , Latin abbatia , from abbas abbot. See Abbot .] 1. A monastery or society o...
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7. abbey
   noun a monastery ruled by an abbot
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8. Abbey
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) The church of a monastery.
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9. abbey
   group of buildings housing a monastery or a convent, centred on an abbey church or a cathedral and under the direction of an abbot or an abbess. In ... [1 related articles]
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10. Abbey
    Abbey is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `God is Joy` Where is it used? The name Abbey is mainly used In English.It is an abbreviated form of Abigail, used In English, German and In the bible.See also In Spanish: Abegail In English (Modern) : Abigayle In English: Gail In English: ...
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11. abbey
    
    • a church associated with a monastery or convent
    • a monastery ruled by an abbot
    
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12. abbey
    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 ...
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13. Abbey
    An abbey is a monastery or religious community of the highest class, governed by an abbot, assisted generally by a prior, sub-prior, and other subordinate functionaries; or, in the case of a female community, superintended by an abbess. An abbey invariably included a church. A priory differed from a...
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14. abbey
    Click images to enlargeIn the Christian church, a building or group of buildings housing a community of monks or of nuns, all dedicated to a life of celibacy and religious seclusion, governed by an abbot or abbess respectively. The word is also applied to a building that was once the church of an abbey; for example, W...
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15. Abbey
    Belgian ale, brewed in a commercial secular brewery.
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16. Abbey
    An `abbey` (from Latin abbatia, derived from Latin language abbatia, from Latin abbās, derived from Aramaic language abba, "father") is a Catholic `monastery` or `convent`, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mo...
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17. Abbey
    (disambiguation) `Abbey` in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot. Well-known `fictional abbeys`, not listed, include: `Abbey` may refer to: ;Locations, organizations and things See also:
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18. Abbey
    (coachbuilder) `Abbey` was a British coachbuilding company based in Merton, South West London and later Acton, North West London and was active between 1930 and about 1938. Arthur P Compton set up several coachbuilding companies, including Compton, Sons and Terry which was founded in 1929 in ...
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19. Abbey
    (Lincoln ward) `Lincoln Abbey Ward` is one of eleven electoral districts within the city of Lincoln. For this Ward there are three Councilors who are currently Kathleen Brothwell Deputy Mayor of Lincoln and member of the Labour party, Fay Smith of the Labour party and Peter west of the Labour party. References:
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