Abbot — • A title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more monks Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbot Abbot † … Catholic encyclopedia
abbot — (n.) O.E. abbod abbot, from L. abbatem (nom. abbas), from Gk. abbas, from Aramaic abba, title of honor, lit. the father, my father, emphatic state of abh father. The Latin fem. abbatissa is root of ABBESS (Cf. abbess) … Etymology dictionary
abbot — ; abbot These terms (from the Aramaic Abba, meaning father ) refer respectively to the religious superior of anabbey of women or the religious superior of an abbey of men. An abbess, who is considered the spiritual mother of the abbey, or an… … Glossary of theological terms
Abbot — Ab bot, n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. {Abba}, {Abb[ E]}.] 1. The superior or head of an abbey. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abbot of Misrule — Abbot Ab bot, n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. {Abba}, {Abb[ E]}.] 1. The superior or head of an abbey. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Abbot of the people — Abbot Ab bot, n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. {Abba}, {Abb[ E]}.] 1. The superior or head of an abbey. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyc. Brit.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abbot — ► NOUN ▪ a man who is the head of an abbey of monks. ORIGIN Greek abbas father , from Aramaic … English terms dictionary
abbot — [ab′ət] n. [OE abbod < LL(Ec) abbas < LGr(Ec) < Aram abbā, father] a man who is head of an abbey of monks … English World dictionary
Abbot — The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery. The female… … Wikipedia
abbot — abbotcy, abbotship, n. /ab euht/, n. a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery. [bef. 900; ME, var. of abbat < L abbat (s. of abbas) < Gk < Aram abba ABBA; r. ME, OE abbod (cf. OHG abbat) < LL abbad for abbat ] * * * ▪… … Universalium
