Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of christian or buddhist monks and nuns. Abbey, group of buildings housing a monastery or convent, centred on an abbey church or cathedral, and under the direction of an abbot or abbess A large medieval abbey had over 450 monks, but a more typical abbey had around 100 permanent inhabitants The main idea of monasticism was that life in a place of quiet and relative solitude would better aid understanding of and permit greater proximity to god. The meaning of abbey is a monastery ruled by an abbot How to use abbey in a sentence.
A building where monks or nuns live or used to live Some abbeys are now used as churches The abbey has hosted many of britain’s most significant historic events It has been the coronation church since 1066, and we’ve held 16 royal weddings 30 kings and queens are buried here. A monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess.
Ab•bey (ˈæb i) n., pl A monastery under the supervision of an abbot or a convent under the supervision of an abbess The church of an abbey. Definition of abbey noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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