Synonyms for abbey
ˈæb iabbey

Princeton's WordNet

1. abbeynoun

   a church associated with a monastery or convent

2. abbeynoun

   a convent ruled by an abbess

3. abbeynoun

   a monastery ruled by an abbot

Matched Categories

1. • Church
   • Convent
   • Monastery

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1. abbeynoun

   Synonyms:
   monastery, convent, cloister, priory, nunnery

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1. List of paraphrases for "abbey":

   convent, abi, ebay, gabby, ubay, nunnery, abe

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1. Philippa Langley:

   The thinking in Reading, using current estimates of the size of the abbey, is that this burial spot is located beneath a school, if the abbey is larger, it could be situated underneath either what is today a playground or a car park.

2. Jim Carter:

   The( concept) is that Lord Grantham has asked Lord Grantham to reminisce about Lord Grantham time at Downton Abbey, so Lord Grantham goes back and we talk about the loves, the lives, the disasters, the tragedies, the fun of the whole six series, which is linked together by the music.

3. Kathy McDonald:

   Just like on 'Downton Abbey,' the local hospital is a resource that people care about. They employ people in a community and they take care of people.

4. Dave Clark:

   It( became) a mega-production, which I was happy with and Freddie loved. But I didn't think about what we had originally done until a decade or so later, when I thought,' I've never felt that sort of goosebumps feeling that I got on that original run-through at Abbey Road with just Freddie and piano.

5. Bill Conner:

   Abbey is alive inside of him — it’s her heart having him stand up straight.