In general:

The encounter with an abbot in a dream can have a double meaning. Firstly, may announce a disease, the other one can make a person (or find a book or something similar), which give one a major, long-awaited advice.

Traditionally:

European (Judeo-Christian)

- Exhorts to repentance, promises comfort;

- See praying: Care about the well-being of distant relatives;

- In the gown: before you take legacy-hunter in …

… an abbey of nuns.

Complete definition

An abbess (Latin abbatissa, feminine form of abbas, abbot) is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey.

In the Catholic Church (both the Latin Rite and Eastern Catholic), Eastern Orthodox, Coptic and Anglican abbeys, the mode of election, position, rights, and authority of an abbess correspond generally with those of an abbot. The office is elective, the choice being by the secret votes of the nuns belonging …

… Aramaic language abba, “father”) is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.

The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey, in some cases for centuries (for example, see Westminster Abbey below).

Synonyms of abbey

noun: monastery, cloister, convent, abbacy; plural: monasteries, cloisters, convents, abbacies; related terms: church building, …