abbey en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-bɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈabi/ (Northern-England, Wales)
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈɛbi/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈabe/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /ˈæbi/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /-bi/ (Scotland)
- /ˈabɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
From A.D. 1250 in Middle English abbey, abbeye (“convent headed by an abbot”) (compare archaic English abbaye), itself borrowed from Old French abaïe, abbaïe, abeïe, abbeïe (Modern French abbaye) from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin abbātia, from Classical Latin abbās (“abbot”). Doublet of abbacy and Opatija. See abbot.
Meanings
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
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A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
Near-synonym: convent
From 1199 to 1203 William Punchard was the abbot of the abbey of Rievaulx, which was part of the Cistercian order of monks.
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The church of a monastery.
No, we can't have alphabetical seating in the abbey. You'd have Iraq and Iran next to each other (laugh track)... Plus Israel and Jordan all sitting in the same pew (laugh track)! We'd be in danger of starting World War III (laugh track)!
1987 December 17, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “A Diplomatic Incident”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 2, episode 3, spoken by Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds):
- (British, English) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
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(dialectal, qualifier:Somerset) The abele or white poplar (Populus alba).
Abbey-lug, a branch of the abele tree.
1873, W. P. Williams and W. A. Jones, A Glossary of Provincial Words and Phrases in use in Somersetshire, page 1:Ab'bey. The great white poplar: one of the varieties of the Populus alba.
1825, James Jennings, Observations on some of the Dialects of the West of England, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abbeys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| abby | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Abbey Gate · Neath Abbey · Waltham Abbey · Whiteabbey · Abbey Wood · New Abbey · Holme Abbey · Abbey Dore · Westminster Abbey · Rosedale Abbey · abbey counter · abbeylike · Byland Abbey · Abbeytown · abbey token · Bolton Abbey · abbey-lubber
Relateds
nunnery · friary · abbeystead · archabbey · priory · archabbot · cloister · convent · monastery
Synonyms
Translations (107)
no abbedi (church of a monastery) · ml മഠം (monastery headed by an abbot) · eo abatejo (church of a monastery) · hy աբբայարան (monastery headed by an abbot) · ja 修道院 (monastery headed by an abbot) · mk игуменија (church of a monastery) · vi nhà tu (monastery headed by an abbot) · nrf abbaye (monastery headed by an abbot) · ru абба́тство (monastery headed by an abbot) · el μοναστήρι (monastery headed by an abbot) · nl abdij (monastery headed by an abbot) · af klooster (monastery headed by an abbot) · lkt wičháša-wakȟáŋ-thípi (church of a monastery) · no klosterkirke (church of a monastery) · es abadía (monastery headed by an abbot) · gd abaid (monastery headed by an abbot) · ko 승원 (monastery headed by an abbot) · et klooster (monastery headed by an abbot) · nb abbedi (monastery headed by an abbot) · bg манастирска църква (church of a monastery) · sv klosterkyrka (church of a monastery) · sh opàtija (monastery headed by an abbot) · cmn 修道院 (monastery headed by an abbot) · de Klosterkirche (church of a monastery) · scn batìa (church of a monastery) · lb Abtei (monastery headed by an abbot) · cy abaty (monastery headed by an abbot) · pl opactwo (church of a monastery) · ka სააბატო (monastery headed by an abbot) · af abdy (monastery headed by an abbot) · el αβαείο (monastery headed by an abbot) · gl abadía (church of a monastery) · nan-hbl 隱修院 /隐修院 (monastery headed by an abbot) · cy abaty (church of a monastery) · fr abbaye (monastery headed by an abbot) · ru монасты́рь (monastery headed by an abbot) · hy աբբայություն (church of a monastery) · sv abbottkloster (monastery headed by an abbot) · fi luostarikirkko (church of a monastery) · ro abație (church of a monastery) · vi tu viện (monastery headed by an abbot) · zza manastır (monastery headed by an abbot) · es abadía (church of a monastery) · fi luostari (monastery headed by an abbot) · kw abatti (monastery headed by an abbot) · eu abadia (monastery headed by an abbot) · la abbatia (monastery headed by an abbot) · sh опа̀тија (monastery headed by an abbot) · sl opatija (monastery headed by an abbot) · ko 수도원 (monastery headed by an abbot) · be аба́цтва (monastery headed by an abbot) · gv keeill abban (church of a monastery) · nrf abbaye (church of a monastery) · gv keeill vaynagh (church of a monastery) · mt abbatija (monastery headed by an abbot) · tr manastır (church of a monastery) · sk opátstvo (monastery headed by an abbot) · gul aa’bay (monastery headed by an abbot) · zza cayge (monastery headed by an abbot) · roa-opt abadia (monastery headed by an abbot) · ko 승원(僧園)) (monastery headed by an abbot) · lt abatija (monastery headed by an abbot) · pl opactwo (monastery headed by an abbot) · kw abatti (church of a monastery) · gd abaid (church of a monastery) · da abbedi (monastery headed by an abbot) · gv keeill vannishter (church of a monastery) · it abbazia (church of a monastery) · tr tekke (monastery headed by an abbot) · mk игуменија (monastery headed by an abbot) · cs opatství (church of a monastery) · ca abadia (monastery headed by an abbot) · af kloosterkerk (church of a monastery) · de Abtei (monastery headed by an abbot) · cs opatství (monastery headed by an abbot) · ro abație (monastery headed by an abbot) · hu apátság (monastery headed by an abbot) · nn abbedi (monastery headed by an abbot) · gv mannishter (monastery headed by an abbot) · lv abatija (monastery headed by an abbot) · pt abadia (monastery headed by an abbot) · tr tekke (church of a monastery) · eo abatejo (monastery headed by an abbot) · ko 수원 (monastery headed by an abbot) · gv abban (monastery headed by an abbot) · mk опатија (monastery headed by an abbot) · tr dergâh (church of a monastery) · it abbazia (monastery headed by an abbot) · nl abdijkerk (church of a monastery) · bg аба́тство (monastery headed by an abbot) · scn batìa (monastery headed by an abbot) · ca abadia (church of a monastery) · mt abbatija (church of a monastery) · ar دَيْر (monastery headed by an abbot) · pt abadia (church of a monastery) · vo lepädanöp (monastery headed by an abbot) · ast abadía (monastery headed by an abbot) · tr manastır (monastery headed by an abbot) · hy աբբայարան (church of a monastery) · gl abadía (monastery headed by an abbot) · fr abbaye (church of a monastery) · om gadaamii (monastery headed by an abbot) · tr dergâh (monastery headed by an abbot) · hy աբբայություն (monastery headed by an abbot) · ga mainistir (monastery headed by an abbot) · oc abadiá (monastery headed by an abbot) · arz دير (monastery headed by an abbot)