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abbot

noun

ab·​bot ˈa-bət How to pronounce abbot (audio)
: the superior of a monastery for men

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In 1967, at the age of 40, he was elected abbot primate for the Benedictine Confederation — the body that oversees all Benedictine congregations and monasteries worldwide — and became close to Pope Paul VI. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 In 1967 he was elected abbot primate of the Benedictine order, in charge of some 12,000 monks. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 But the abbot was also commanded to tailor and soften the Rule’s observance to local needs. Timothy Farrington, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 During Wangler's time as abbot, the abbey launched a multi-million dollar capital campaign, endured a pandemic and launched its own craft beer. Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2022 Columba opened the lecture with a story about the twelfth-century Benedictine abbot Peter the Venerable. Fred Bahnson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 Daston uses the Rule of St. Benedict to argue that, for much of late antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages, rules were derived from models: the abbot of the monastery, considered to be endowed by God, was to be emulated. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 July 2022 After securing approval from the abbot, Father Sydor and five other priests-in-training had climbed the tower and taken turns pounding the batons of the carillon with their fists. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 According to the resolution, the video accuses Ho, Manzo and Do of conspiring to persecute Venerable Vien Ly, the abbot of Chua Dieu Ngu Buddhist temple in Westminster. Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abbot, abbod, going back to Old English, borrowed from Late Latin abbāt-, abbās, borrowed from Late Greek abbâs (also, a title of respect given to monks), borrowed from Aramaic abbā "father"

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of abbot was before the 12th century

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