Abbey and Shepherd

Abbey

Abbey noun - A residence for men under religious vows.

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

Nearby Words: abbe, Abby, Abbie

Shepherd noun - A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.

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Abbey and shepherd are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abbey" instead a noun "Shepherd".

old	old abbey	old shepherd
devoted	devoted abbey	devoted shepherd
real	real abbey	real shepherd
titular	titular abbey	titular shepherd
Other adjectives: local, eponymous.

A shepherd boy named Lucas is blinded by lightning and is taken to an abbey, where one of the nuns, Sister Teresa, reminisces at length about the white Christmases of her youth.

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The Firefly episode "Out of Gas" has an early scene where Shepherd Book is apparently relating a Noodle Incident that happened while he was at the Southdown Abbey on Persephone to much hilarity.

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