abbey
C1054
concept
An abbey is a religious complex of buildings, typically housing a community of monks or nuns, centered around worship, communal living, and spiritual practice under an abbot or abbess.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| monastery | 183 |
| Benedictine monastery | 157 |
| convent | 69 |
| abbey canonical | 68 |
| Cathedral | 58 |
| monastic community | 38 |
| monastery complex | 28 |
| monastic order | 23 |
| medieval abbey | 16 |
| abbey church | 14 |
| medieval structure | 13 |
| Benedictine abbey | 12 |
| Imperial abbey | 8 |
| imperial abbey | 5 |
| royal peculiar | 3 |
| former Premonstratensian abbey | 1 |
| hilltop abbey | 1 |
| territorial abbey | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: abbey
Generated description
An abbey is a religious complex of buildings, typically housing a community of monks or nuns, centered around worship, communal living, and spiritual practice under an abbot or abbess.
Instances (659)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Convent of San Pascual in Aranjuez | convent |
| Grimbergen Abbey | — |
| Souvigny Priory | Benedictine monastery |
| Sacra di San Michele | — |
| Certosa di Firenze | monastery complex |
|
Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey (nearby)
surface form:
Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey
|
Benedictine monastery |
| Saint Louis Capuchin Cathedral | Cathedral |
| Kylemore Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| Prince-Abbacy of Kempten | imperial abbey |
| Sacro Speco monastery | Benedictine monastery |
| Convent of San José | monastery |
| Convent of Santa María la Real | convent |
| St Benet's Abbey (near mouth) | Benedictine monastery |
| Monastery of El Parral | monastery |
| Abbey of Saint-Julien, Tours | Benedictine monastery |
| Glenstal Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| Epiphany Cathedral | Cathedral |
| Benedictine monastery in Mogilno | Benedictine monastery |
| Novalesa Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| Abbey of Baume | Benedictine monastery |
| Monasterio de San Francisco | monastery |
| Convento de los Dominicos | convent |
| Bardney Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| Heiligenkreuz Abbey | — |
| Capuchinas Sacramentarias del Purísimo Corazón de María | convent |
|
Calle Teniente Figueroa (Guadalajara)
surface form:
Convento de la Piedad (Guadalajara)
|
convent |
| Convento de la Piedad | convent |
|
Saintes
surface form:
Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames
|
Benedictine abbey |
| Stams Abbey | — |
|
Shap
surface form:
Shap Abbey
|
— |
| Louka Monastery | monastery |
| Medeshamstede Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| St Canute's Cathedral | Cathedral |
|
Saint-Pierre Abbey
surface form:
Saint-Pierre Abbey (Moissac)
|
Benedictine monastery |
| Tihany Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| Chartreuse de Molsheim | monastery |
| San Giorgio Monastery | Benedictine monastery |
| Schleswig Cathedral | Cathedral |
| Saint-Nazaire Cathedral | Cathedral |
|
abbey church of Saint-Philibert
surface form:
Abbey church of Saint-Philibert
|
abbey church |
|
Cat Island
surface form:
The Hermitage monastery
|
monastery |
|
Brama Młyńska (Mill Gate)
surface form:
Brama Młyńska
|
medieval structure |
| Assamese Vaishnavite monasteries (Sattras) | monastic order |
| Vietnamese Monastery | monastery |
| Fort Augustus Abbey | Benedictine monastery |
| Stargarder Tor | medieval structure |
| Treptower Tor | medieval structure |
| Bellapais Abbey | monastery |
| Khor Virap | monastery |
|
Abbaye Royale de Panthemont
surface form:
Abbaye Royale de Penthemont
|
convent |