1. abbey - Noun
2. Abbey - Proper noun
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.
The church of a monastery.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOn a very gloomy dismal day, just such a one as it ought to be, I went to see Westminster Abbey. Karl Philipp Moritz
In that temple of silence and reconciliation where the enmities of twenty generations lie buried, in the great Abbey which has during many ages afforded a quiet resting-place to those whose minds and bodies have been shattered by the contentions of the Great Hall. Thomas Babington Macaulay
Our little drawing Room [Constable's lodgings at Hamptstead with a view on London] commands a view unequalled in Europe - from Westminster Abbey to Gravesend - the dome of St Paul's in the Air - realizes Michael Angelo's Idea on seeing that of the Pantheon - 'I will build such a thing in the Sky. John Constable
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or Westminster Abbey. Horatio Nelson
Neither the baskets of the farmer nor the baskets of the abbey. Sicilian Proverb
The abbey does not fail for want on one monk. French Proverb