abbot
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Shi took office there as abbot in 1999, soon earning the nickname "CEO monk" for transforming the institution into a global brand.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
"People are facing many economic hardships," said the abbot, U Thudassa.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
But she goes over the head of her adversarial abbot, Cuno, and convinces the Pope that her visions are the voice of God.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
“For this lion is not the king of beasts! There is one greater than him. His abbot, Hubert the Good. Do you want to tame the lion? Go to his master!”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Bishoprics and monasteries behaved the same way; abbots and abbesses could be lords who were owed service and also owed service to greater lords.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“Not many abbots built castles as well as monasteries.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2022
The number of temples has tripled, monks and abbots have become well-known public figures, and China has used the faith to build ties around the world, sending out nuns and monks on good-will missions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2018
There are also temples which have attracted large and dedicated followings, through skilful promotion of charismatic monks and abbots, said to have supernatural powers.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2017
With him were numerous ecclesiastics, bishops, abbots, and monks.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Laurence Marcellus Larson
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