Abbey

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See also Abbey

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related Terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Shorthand 1.4.1 Gregg 1.5 References

English

Etymology

First attested in 1250, convent headed by an abbot, from Old French abaïe, abbaïe, French abbaye, Latin abbatia, from abbas abbot. See abbot.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæbi/

Noun

abbey (plural: abbeys)

1. A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.

   Example

   "The old abbot was nicknamed 'The Abbot of Misrule' for having mismanaged the abbey."

2. The church of a monastery.
3. In London, the Abbey is short for Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey; as, Newstead Abbey, the residence of Lord Byron.

Usage notes

Men in an abbey are called monks, women are called nuns.
A male head of an abbey is an abbot; a female head is an abbess.

Related Terms

• archabbey
• archabbot
• cloister
• convent
• friary
• monastery
• nunnery
• priory

Translations

Breton: abati f. Catalan: abadia f. Czech: opatství n. Dutch: abdij f. Esperanto: abatejo Finnish: apottiluostari, luostarikirkko French: abbaye f. Galician: abadía f. German: Abtei f., Kloster n. Greek: αβαείο μοναστήρι Indonesian: biara Interlingua: abbatia Italian: abbazia

Japanese: 修道院 (し゠うどういん, shūdōin) Norwegian: abbedi Novial: abatia Polish: opactwo n. Portuguese: abadia Russian: аббатство n. Slovak:opátstvo n. Slovene: opatija f. Spanish: abadía f. Volapük: lepädanöp

Shorthand

Gregg

• (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - e

References

• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter), ARTFL version at [1]et:abbey

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