Westminster Abbey

American  

noun

1. a Gothic church in London, England.

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Westminster Abbey British  

noun

1. a Gothic church in London: site of a Benedictine monastery (1050–65); scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs since William I

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Westminster Abbey Cultural  

1. Famous church located in London, England. Almost all English monarchs since William the Conqueror have been crowned there.

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Distinguished English subjects are buried there. The Poets' Corner contains the graves of great English writers, including Geoffrey Chaucer and Robert Browning.

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The King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and Princess Anne attended the event at Westminster Abbey, which was the biggest gathering of senior royals since the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor last month.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The annual celebration of the Commonwealth, to be marked on Monday with a service at Westminster Abbey, will see the biggest gathering of senior royals since the arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Recorded inside Windsor Castle, the moment was shown at the start of a replay on the ITV channel of the annual "Together at Christmas" service at London's Westminster Abbey that Catherine hosted in early December.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Westminster Abbey was also the venue for the King's recent Advent service, where there were prayers and music from different Christian traditions, including Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

In the P.M. to Westminster Abbey, but don’t expect me to describe it, that’s impossible, so I’ll only say it was sublime!

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott