Westminster Abbey
noun
a Gothic church in London, England.
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
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.