Abbey and Building

Abbey

Abbey noun - A residence for men under religious vows.

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Building and abbey are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Building" instead a noun "Abbey".

Nearby Words: abbe, Abby, Abbie

Building noun - Something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity.

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Abbey and building are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abbey" instead a noun "Building".

Nearby Words: build, buildup, builder

old	old abbey	old building
entire	entire abbey	entire building
real	real abbey	real building
wooden	wooden abbey	wooden building
Other adjectives: ancient, ruined, titular, last, nearby.

Catherine is sure that the titular building is going to be ominous and full of mystery since an ancient abbey is right out of the Gothic romances she so enjoys.

Source: Building of Adventure
Building of Adventure: Catherine expects the abbey to be this, and is rather disappointed when it turns out to be just an elegant building with every modern comfort.

Source: Literature / Northanger Abbey
The Secret of Kells has the Abbot and uncle to Brendan, who is (reasonably) worried about a Viking invasion and wants the entire abbey to focus all of its energy into building a wall.

Source: Fantasy-Forbidding Father

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