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Definition of abbey:

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.

Synonyms:

study atcloister.

religious building (part of speech: noun)
- cloister,
- vicarage,
- bishop's palace,
- church,
- tabernacle,
- meetinghouse,
- nunnery,
- deanery,
- rectory,
- house of god,
- shrine,
- clergy house,
- monastery,
- convent,
- cathedral,
- pagoda,
- mosque,
- parsonage,
- priory,
- synagogue,
- pantheon,
- friary,
- temple,
- chapel,
- manse,
- Vatican

Usage examples:

A monument to his memory was placed in Westminster Abbey, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an Englishman.

- "The Story of Our Hymns", Ernest Edwin Ryden.
I think Fountain's Abbey is beautiful, compared with this.

- "A Letter of Credit", Susan Warner.
The Abbey of Jumieges.

- "A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One", Thomas Frognall Dibdin.