Definitions for abbotˈæb ət
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•botˈæb ət(n.)
a man who is the head or superior of a monastery.
Category: Religion
Origin of abbot:
bef. 900; ME, var. of abbat < L abbāt-, s. of abbās < Gk < Aramaic abbā father
ab′bot•cy(n.)
ab′bot•ship`(n.)
Ab•botˈæb ət(n.)
Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
abbot, archimandrite(noun)
the superior of an abbey of monks
Wiktionary
abbot(Noun)
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.
abbot(Noun)
One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. "Encyclopedia Britannica"
Webster Dictionary
Abbot(noun)
the superior or head of an abbey
Abbot(noun)
one of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Abbot
head of an abbey. There were two classes of abbots: Abbots Regular, as being such in fact, and Abbots Commendatory, as guardians and drawing the revenues.
Translations for abbot
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
abbot(noun)
the male head of an abbey.
- abAfrikaans

- رَئِيس دَيْرArabic

- игумен, абатBulgarian

- abadePortuguese (BR)

- opatCzech

- der Abt/dieÄbtissinGerman

- abbed; abbedisseDanish

- ηγούμενοςGreek

- abad; abadesaSpanish

- abt, abtissEstonian

- رئیس صومعهFarsi

- apottiFinnish

- abbé, abbesseFrench

- רֹאש הַמִנזָר לִגבָרִיםHebrew

- मठाध्यक्षHindi

- opat, opaticaCroatian

- apátHungarian

- abas, biarawanIndonesian

- ábóti; abbadísIcelandic

- abateItalian

- 修道院長Japanese

- 대수도원장Korean

- abatasLithuanian

- abats, klostera priekšnieksLatvian

- ketua biarawanMalay

- abtDutch

- abbed; abbedisseNorwegian

- opatPolish

- رئیس صومعهPersian

- د صومعه رئيسPashto

- abadePortuguese

- stareţ, stareţăRomanian

- аббат; аббатиссаRussian

- opát, abatišaSlovak

- opat; opatinjaSlovenian

- igumanSerbian

- abbotSwedish

- เจ้าอาวาสThai

- baş rahipTurkish

- 男修道院院長Chinese (Trad.)

- абатUkrainian

- صدر پادریUrdu

- cha trưởng tu việnVietnamese

- 男修道院院长Chinese (Simp.)

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