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Recent Examples of abbey
Before the church authorities moved the nuns into care almost two years ago, the local abbey and Archdiocese of Salzburg acquired the convent.
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Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Take in the Gothic splendor of the abbey, where Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married, and where Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin are buried.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, The Prettiest Village In France, 2025 The abbey of Saint Anthony is the main draw in France's prettiest village, 2025, classified as a historic monument in 1840 because of its medieval architecture.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Esme Nicholson, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Take in the Gothic splendor of the abbey, where Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married, and where Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin are buried.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, The Prettiest Village In France, 2025 The abbey of Saint Anthony is the main draw in France's prettiest village, 2025, classified as a historic monument in 1840 because of its medieval architecture.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbey
Noun
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More than 400 intellectuals and students had demonstrated against the regime in a Capuchin monastery on the outskirts of Barcelona and were surrounded by police for two days.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Middle Ages really were an era when kings ruled in Christ’s name, when the popes of Rome commanded obedience from believers around Europe, and when monasteries played a crucial role in the shaping of values and education.—
Brett Whalen,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Don't miss the museum's architectural treasures, which include a fully reconstructed Japanese teahouse and a medieval cloister.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Local Catholic women raised funds to build the nuns a new cloister, chapel and office complex on site in 1948, the buildings designed by celebrated architect Wallace Neff.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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