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abbey

[ab-ee] / ˈæb i /
NOUN
building that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church
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Mourners gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, a Catholic abbey at which she regularly worshipped and called her "safe haven".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Before the Sagrada Familia mass on Wednesday, he is due to visit a prison and an abbey in the Montserrat mountain range overlooking Barcelona.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Chinese brides lining up to marry in Yorkshire abbey.

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

There was not even a dais for the abbot and his distinguished guests, as there would have been at a Benedictine abbey, for the Grandmontines don’t hold with the pride of status.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

If you’re new to her work, here is where to start with Groff’s sprawling canon, which spans from steamy Florida swamps to medieval abbeys with a gift for the unexpected.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Abbey beers, which involve a brewer paying royalties in exchange for using the abbey name, are common in Belgium, but until now they have only been with abbeys housing monks.

From Reuters Dec. 10, 2021

Much of the carved stonework from each of the Cloisters’ gardens came from the Gallic abbeys bearing their names — Cuxa, Bonnefont, Trie.

From Washington Post Jun. 9, 2020

The peloton sped by ruined abbeys and sights like the 14th-century Bolton Castle, near Leyburn, before finishing in Harrogate, which is known for its spas.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2014

It is possible, though, to reconstruct, to some extent, the chants that were being sung in churches and abbeys from around the fourth century onwards, from manuscripts of various kinds.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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