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
And at the closing ceremony, Yeo-am, the temple’s abbot, offered some parting words of wisdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“Why on earth would anyone want your underwear?” the abbot snapped.
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
Splattered across the lands of central Europe are countless territories overseen by an emperor who shared power with a hierarchy spanning princes, bishops and dukes, down to abbots, knights and city councils.
From Economist ● Apr. 14, 2016
Then the stout King Charles summoned to his aid all his men—bishops, abbots, dukes, princes, marquises, and other stout knights.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason
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