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Back in 1775, the grapes grown at the Schloss Johannisberg estate in Germany’s Rheingau region could not be picked until a permit was issued by the cleric leading the abbey, known as the Prince Abbot.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, The Fourth Prettiest Village In France, 2025 Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, the fourth prettiest village in France, 2025 is renowned for its medieval abbey from the 12th century on the banks of the river Dordogne, although only the church remains in situ today.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The approach is one that the duo has used in other projects, including Clausura, a ghost-like outline of a late 12th century abbey in Herkenrode, Belgium.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Wright was assigned the role of prior, the position just below the abbot, and was responsible for much of the operation of the abbey.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, The Fourth Prettiest Village In France, 2025 Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, the fourth prettiest village in France, 2025 is renowned for its medieval abbey from the 12th century on the banks of the river Dordogne, although only the church remains in situ today.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The approach is one that the duo has used in other projects, including Clausura, a ghost-like outline of a late 12th century abbey in Herkenrode, Belgium.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Wright was assigned the role of prior, the position just below the abbot, and was responsible for much of the operation of the abbey.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbey
Noun
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Matcha soon spread through Zen monasteries, where it was believed to generate greater enlightenment than long hours of meditation.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
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Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the most compelling aspect of these eight episodes, set a year after Industry sold off the Pierpoint bank that once employed most of its characters and scattered them to London’s various elite cloisters, is the sense that money has never really been the point of the show.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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Long, arched hallways lead to the guest rooms, restaurants, castle-like lounge spaces, and even an ancient cloister from the former monastery.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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