abbey

• Nom désignant un bâtiment ou un ensemble de bâtiments occupé par une communauté de moines ou de moniales, comprenant souvent une église.

A noun referring to a building or complex of buildings used by a community of monks or nuns, often including a church.

1. Religious buildingB1formal

   A building or complex occupied by a community of monks or nuns, typically including a church and living quarters.

   abbaye (bâtiment religieux)

   • The monks lived in the ancient abbey for centuries.
   • We visited the ruins of a medieval abbey in the countryside.
   • The abbey's chapel is open to visitors every Sunday.

   Synonymescloisterconventfriarymonasterynunnerypriory