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Look up: abbot

  1. Abbot
    An abbot is the superior of a community of monks.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Abbot
    Abbot is a town in Piscataquis County Maine, USA.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Abbot
    Meaning as a surname: A baptismal name `son of Abraham`.
    Found on http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

  4. abbot
    [n] - the superior of an abbey of monks
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. abbot
    Male superior of a monastery or abbey (usually of the Benedictine family or certain congregations of canons regular). The Rule of St Benedict describes the abbot as the father of his community and...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. Abbot
    Ab'bot noun [ Anglo-Saxon abbod , abbad , Latin abbas , abbatis , Greek 'abba^s , from Syriac abbā father. Confer Abba , Abbé .] 1. The superior or head of an abbey. 2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit. Abbot of the people . a title formerly given to one ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/2

  7. abbot
    archimandrite noun the superior of an abbey of monks
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Abbot
    The word `abbot`, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity and Buddhism. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is Abbess.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot

  9. Abbot
    • (n.) The superior or head of an abbey. • (n.) One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. abbot
    the superior of a monastic community that follows the Benedictine Rule (Benedictines, Cistercians, Camaldolese, Trappists) and of certain other ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/2

  11. Abbot
    Abbot is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `abbey father` Abbot,Abbott The name Abbot doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Abbot seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Abbo


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