Definizione monolingua

abbey

abbey (plural abbeys)

1. A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot; also, the monastic building or buildings.

   From 1199 to 1203 William Punchard was the abbot of the abbey of Rievaulx, which was part of the Cistercian order of monks.

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.

Definizione dizionario abbey

	abbazia
	monastery headed by an abbot
	church of a monastery
	Abitazione e luogo di lavoro di una comunità di monaci o monache.
	The habitation and workplace of a community of monks or nuns.

badia

	monastero
	Abitazione e luogo di lavoro di una comunità di monaci o monache.
	The habitation and workplace of a community of monks or nuns.

badìa

Altri significati:

A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot; also, the monastic building or buildings.

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.

The church of a monastery.