英语词汇“abbot”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An abbot is the head of a monastery. Just as businesses have bosses and teams have coaches, the monastery has an abbot.

The word abbot comes from the Greek abbas, which means "father” as a title with honor. An abbot is the superior of a monastery, the father of the fathers — in other words. Other monks must obey the abbot, and the abbot should lead and inspire all the monks.

WORD FAMILY

abbot: abbacy, abbots+/abbacy: abbacies

USAGE EXAMPLES

Staff at Abbot Northwestern Hospital didn’t realize the mistake until a patient who delivered twins said something was wrong.

Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016)

With the abbot’s blessing, they needed a hand up to get the roasting started.

Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016)

The two abbots have not spoken out publicly against the demolitions, and have in fact told residents not to oppose the government.

New York Times(Nov 28, 2016)

n the superior of an abbey of monks

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

archimandrite

abbe

a French abbot

superior

the head of a religious community

单词	abbot
释义	abbot (once / 558 pages) n An abbot is the head of a monastery. Just as businesses have bosses and teams have coaches, the monastery has an abbot. The word abbot comes from the Greek abbas, which means "father” as a title with honor. An abbot is the superior of a monastery, the father of the fathers — in other words. Other monks must obey the abbot, and the abbot should lead and inspire all the monks. WORD FAMILY abbot: abbacy, abbots+/abbacy: abbacies USAGE EXAMPLES Staff at Abbot Northwestern Hospital didn’t realize the mistake until a patient who delivered twins said something was wrong. Washington Times(Dec 07, 2016) With the abbot’s blessing, they needed a hand up to get the roasting started. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) The two abbots have not spoken out publicly against the demolitions, and have in fact told residents not to oppose the government. New York Times(Nov 28, 2016) n the superior of an abbey of monks Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper archimandrite abbe a French abbot superior the head of a religious community
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