abbey [noun]

Definition of abbey:

a church associated with a monastery or convent

Synonyms of abbey:

● Nunnery

● Monastery

● Convent

● Cloister

● Priory

● Friary

● Church

● Retreat

● Abbacy

● Temple

● Hermitage


Opposite/Antonyms of abbey:

● Secular

● Unholy place

● Layman

● Layperson


Sentence/Example of abbey:

The older name of Hameln was Hameloa or Hamelowe, and the town owes its origin to an abbey.