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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