abbot

Main Entry:
abbot [ab-uht]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: prior
Synonyms: abbot-general, archabbot, friar, monk, rector
Main Entry: monk
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: man who devotes life to contemplation of god
Synonyms: abbot, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, friar, hermit, monastic, priest, recluse, religious, solitary
Notes: the difference between a monk and a friar is that friars get out and do not stay in monasteries
Main Entry: prelate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: priest
Synonyms: abbess, abbot, archbishop, bishop, cardinal, dignitary, ecclesiastic, hierarch
Main Entry: ecclesiastic
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: church person
Synonyms: abbot, chaplain, cleric, divine, minister, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, reverend
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