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abbey 音标拼音: ['æbi] n. 修道院 修道院 abbey n 1: a church associated with a monastery or convent 2: a convent ruled by an abbess 3: a monastery ruled by an abbotAbbey \ Ab" bey\ ([ a^] b" b[ y^]), n.; pl. { Abbeys} (- b[ i^] z). [ OF. aba[" i] e, abba[" i] e, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot. See { Abbot}.] 1. A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The men are called monks, and governed by an abbot; the women are called nuns, and governed by an abbess. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The church of a monastery. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In London, the Abbey means 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. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See { Cloister}. [ 1913 Webster] |
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