Westminster Abbey

noun

a Gothic church in London, England.

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Historical Examples of westminster abbey

He died May 8, 1662, and was interred in Westminster-abbey, under his own stall.
Microcosmography
John Earle
He deserved a place in Westminster-Abbey, and every year he lived, would have deserved it better.
Life of Johnson
James Boswell
On the 2nd of May his remains were deposited with much form in the cloisters of Westminster-abbey.
An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II (of 2)
Colley Cibber
On 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 Smollett

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

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westminster abbey in Culture

Westminster Abbey

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

Note

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