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Definition of abbot in English: abbotnoun ˈabətˈæbət A man who is the head of an abbey of monks. Example sentencesExamples - The alleged treachery of the abbot and monks of Ely after William seized monastic lands is blamed for the ultimate surrender.
- The abbot and other monks preferred tap water, but it was not yet available.
- He was educated by Bishop Erc of Kerry, and in time became a famous abbot and monastic founder.
- On his deathbed, Cedd requested that Chad succeed him as abbot of Lastingham.
- But the feudal system also allowed for Church functionaries, for instance the abbots of powerful monarchies, to adopt something of a baronial role.
- When a decision has to be made, the abbot asks each monk's opinion, starting with the youngest.
- Ever since the Concordat of 1516 between Francis I and Pope Leo X the king had appointed all bishops and the abbots of greater monasteries.
- Henry I was clearly not as impressed by Benedictine abbots and their temporal grandeur as his father had been.
- If satisfied, the officiating abbot admits the postulant.
- The council was attended by 500 bishops, 70 abbots and over 1,000 other clergy.
- Most of the early medieval saints were bishops, abbots, and abbesses with an impeccable social pedigree.
- The abbot conducts discussions and a questioning session with lower ranking monks.
- In addition, the land which the monasteries owned in the name of the Church, led bishops and abbots to have distinct political power as well.
- A diocesan bishop does not take on the role of father to fellow priests as an abbot does to monks.
- At the time of the abbot's death, monks, students and residents prayed constantly for one month.
- Some chief monks - abbots - were hanged but this was a rarity.
- The monk in charge of an abbey was the abbot, elected for life by the brethren.
- I saw Roshi only at meals, which, unlike most abbots, he took with the monks.
- Breaking away from brother Viri, the abbot crossed to where Darius lay.
- Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.
Origin Old English abbod, from ecclesiastical Latin abbas, abbat-, from Greek abbas 'father', from Aramaic 'abbā (see Abba1). Definition of abbot in US English: abbotnounˈæbətˈabət A man who is the head of an abbey of monks. Example sentencesExamples - Friaries were occupied by friars, abbeys were headed by abbots, priories by priors.
- He was educated by Bishop Erc of Kerry, and in time became a famous abbot and monastic founder.
- The alleged treachery of the abbot and monks of Ely after William seized monastic lands is blamed for the ultimate surrender.
- At the time of the abbot's death, monks, students and residents prayed constantly for one month.
- The council was attended by 500 bishops, 70 abbots and over 1,000 other clergy.
- In addition, the land which the monasteries owned in the name of the Church, led bishops and abbots to have distinct political power as well.
- Henry I was clearly not as impressed by Benedictine abbots and their temporal grandeur as his father had been.
- Most of the early medieval saints were bishops, abbots, and abbesses with an impeccable social pedigree.
- Ever since the Concordat of 1516 between Francis I and Pope Leo X the king had appointed all bishops and the abbots of greater monasteries.
- A diocesan bishop does not take on the role of father to fellow priests as an abbot does to monks.
- Breaking away from brother Viri, the abbot crossed to where Darius lay.
- If satisfied, the officiating abbot admits the postulant.
- I saw Roshi only at meals, which, unlike most abbots, he took with the monks.
- The monk in charge of an abbey was the abbot, elected for life by the brethren.
- But the feudal system also allowed for Church functionaries, for instance the abbots of powerful monarchies, to adopt something of a baronial role.
- The abbot and other monks preferred tap water, but it was not yet available.
- Some chief monks - abbots - were hanged but this was a rarity.
- The abbot conducts discussions and a questioning session with lower ranking monks.
- When a decision has to be made, the abbot asks each monk's opinion, starting with the youngest.
- On his deathbed, Cedd requested that Chad succeed him as abbot of Lastingham.
Origin Old English abbod, from ecclesiastical Latin abbas, abbat-, from Greek abbas ‘father’, from Aramaic 'abbā (see Abba). |