abba
Definition of abba
variant spelling of aba
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abba
Definition of abba
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: father —a title of honor given variously to the Deity in the New Testament, to bishops and patriarchs in many Eastern churches, and to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period
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Origin and Etymology of abba
Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin, borrowed from Greek, borrowed from Aramaic abbā
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