🇬🇧🇪🇸 abbey - abadía : English Lesson
noun
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Meaning of "abbey" ("abadía"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
An abbey is a quiet place with a big church and other buildings where monks or nuns live together, pray, work, and help people, almost like a peaceful little village run by people who have dedicated their lives to their religion.
During the school trip, Lucy asked if the abbey had a playground, and the guide pointed at the peaceful courtyard and said, “For your soul, yes.”
The nuns in the abbey were very peaceful, except during board game night, when things got extremely competitive.
The sign at the abbey said “Silence, please,” but my water bottle chose that moment to hit the floor and echo like a drum solo.
The abbey bakery smelled so good that I nearly converted to the religion of cinnamon rolls on the spot.
Some real abbeys, like Westminster Abbey in London, are so important that kings and queens have their coronations there.
He followed the road to an abbey gate where candles glowed. In the abbey a nun swept the stone yard; in the abbey kitchen a monk stirred soup. The abbey church bells rang, drawing him through arched doors. He watched abbey people live and work together, then smiled and left, feeling calmer than when he arrived.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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