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"Abbey" in Korean : 대사원

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Pronunciation : Ab"bey
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Abbeys.
Etymology : [OF. aba?e, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot. See Abbot.]
Definition : 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.

Note: The men are called monks, and governed by an abbot; the women are called nuns, and governed by an abbess.

2. The church of a monastery.

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.

Syn. -- Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See Cloister.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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