Westminster Abbey
noun
a Gothic church in London, England.
QUIZZES
TAKE THIS QUIZ IF A DAZZLING VOCABULARY IS YOUR DESIDERATUM!
Have the Words of the Day from October 19–25, 2020, made an indelible mark on your memory? Take the quiz to find out!
Question 1 of 7
What does “clement” mean?
Words nearby Westminster Abbey
Westmeath, West Memphis, West Midlands, West Mifflin, Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Assembly, West Monroe, Westmont, Westmoreland, Westmorland
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for Westminster Abbey
He deserved a place in Westminster-Abbey, and every year he lived, would have deserved it better.
Life of Johnson|James BoswellHe died May 8, 1662, and was interred in Westminster-abbey, under his own stall.
Microcosmography|John EarleOn the eleventh day of October, the coronation of the king and queen was performed at Westminster-Abbey, with the usual solemnity.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias SmollettOn the 2nd of May his remains were deposited with much form in the cloisters of Westminster-abbey.
British Dictionary definitions for Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
noun
a Gothic church in London: site of a Benedictine monastery (1050–65); scene of the coronations of almost all English monarchs since William I
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
Famous church located in London, England. Almost all English monarchs since William the Conqueror have been crowned there.
notes for Westminster Abbey
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.