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abbey

[ab-ee] / ˈæb i /
NOUN
building that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church
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Chinese brides lining up to marry in Yorkshire abbey.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Provost Markus Grasl from the abbey became the nuns' superior.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

After the laying of wreaths and a welcome, an excerpt of Winston Churchill's speech announcing the unconditional surrender of Germany rang throughout the abbey.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

As a boy at the abbey, stories had been Lazlo’s only wealth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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