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abbot

[ab-uht] / ˈæb ət /
NOUN
prior
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"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

Caldey Abbey commissioned the report, and its new abbot apologised for the pain and suffering caused.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2024

There’s a ship leaving the harbor, its whistle resigned as an abbot in prayer, fracturing the dusk.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

State media puts out a continuous stream of reports showing the diminutive dictator lavishing gifts on temples, and as a pallbearer at the funerals of senior abbots.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2024

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

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 nuns and monks on goodwill missions.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2018

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

Edward by the grace of God, king, &c., to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justiciaries, &c. &c., health.

From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison




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