Abbey (redirected from Abbaye)

Ab·bey  (b), Edwin Austin 1852-1911.

American artist who illustrated editions of Herrick and Shakespeare and painted the mural Quest of the Holy Grail (1890-1902).

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ab·bey  (b)

n. pl. ab·beys

1. A monastery supervised by an abbot.

2. A convent supervised by an abbess.

3. A church that is or once was part of a monastery or convent.

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[Middle English, from Old French abaie, from Late Latin abbtia; see abbacy.]

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abbey [ˈæbɪ]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a building inhabited by a community of monks or nuns governed by an abbot or abbess

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a church built in conjunction with such a building

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) such a community of monks or nuns

[via Old French abeie from Church Latin abbātia abbacy]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abbey - a church associated with a monastery or convent church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
	2.	abbey - a convent ruled by an abbess         convent - a religious residence especially for nuns
	3.	abbey - a monastery ruled by an abbot         monastery - the residence of a religious community

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abbey

noun monastery, convent, priory, cloister, nunnery, friary a memorial service at Westminster Abbey

Translations

abbey [ˈæbɪ]

A. N → abadía f
Westminster Abbey → la Abadía de Westminster

B. CPD abbey church N → iglesia f abacial, iglesia f de abadía

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abbey [ˈæbi] n → abbaye f

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abbey

n → Abtei f; (= church in abbey) → Klosterkirche f

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abbey [ˈæbɪ] n → abbazia, badia

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abbey

n abbey [ˈӕbi]

1 the building(s) in which a Christian (usually Roman Catholic) group of monks or nuns lives. abdy دَيْـر الرُّهْبَان манастир opatství kloster die Abtei καθολικό μοναστήρι abadía klooster صومعه luostari abbaye מִנזָר ईसाइयों का मठ opatija kolostor biara klaustur abbazia 修道院 대수도원 abatija, vienuolynas klosteris gereja abdij kloster opactwo abadia mănăstire монастырь opátstvo opatija manastir kloster สำนักสงฆ์ manastır (男或女)修道院 монастир یا راہب خانہ خانقاہ tu viện 修道院

2 the church now or formerly belonging to it Westminster Abbey. abdy دَيْر، كَنيسَه абатство opatství, opatský chrám klosterkirke Abtei(kirche) αβαείο abadía kloostrikirik کلیسای صومعه luostarikirkko abbaye קְהִילַת הַנְזִירִים ईसाइयों का मठ crkva uz opatiju apátság gereja klausturkirkja abbazia 寺院 대성당 abatija abatija Gereja Westminster abdij klosterkirke opactwo abadia mănăstire аббатство opátsky chrám opatijska cerkev opatija klosterkyrka วิหาร manastır kilisesi (現在或過去附屬於修道院的)教堂 абатство کسی خانقاہ یا راہب خانےکے ساتھ ملحق گرجا tu viện 教堂

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Abbey → دَيْر الرهبان opatství abbedi Abtei αββαείο abadía luostarikirkko abbaye opatija abbazia 僧院 대수도원 abdij kloster opactwo abadia аббатство kloster สำนักสงฆ์ manastır tu viện 修道院