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Recent Examples of abbot
Wright was assigned the role of prior, the position just below the abbot, and was responsible for much of the operation of the abbey.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Shi, who became the abbot of the Shaolin Temple in 1999 and was a member of China’s rubber-stamp parliament for two decades, has frequently appeared in the media spotlight.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, pictured on August 24, 2006, in Dengfeng of Henan Province, China.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
More years passed, and the abbot became despondent.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Shi, who became the abbot of the Shaolin Temple in 1999 and was a member of China’s rubber-stamp parliament for two decades, has frequently appeared in the media spotlight.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Shi Yongxin, abbot of the Shaolin Temple, pictured on August 24, 2006, in Dengfeng of Henan Province, China.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
More years passed, and the abbot became despondent.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbot
Noun
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The bishop stated that endorsing candidates is unwise and unbiblical, while Barker argued for supporting candidates aligned with Christian values.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Leo, the former Robert Prevost, spent most of his adult life working with the poor people of Peru, first as an Augustinian missionary and then as bishop.—
Andrea Rosa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Phil Helsel The archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis delivered a message of hope after today’s mass shooting.—
Marc Santia,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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In March 2025, Cosby and the Rev. Shelton J. Fabre, archbishop of Louisville, announced the 34,000-square-foot building would be donated to Simmons College for educational use.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
27 Aug. 2025
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With the Catholic Church suddenly left without a pope, Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) convenes a conclave to elect a successor and opens the door to a closet full of skeletons surrounding the leading candidates.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Gazing at the lavish Italian-style gardens and intricate topiaries of the pope’s vast summer estate just outside of Rome, a local priest who immigrated to Waukegan from Mexico as a child marveled that he’s been entrusted with their care.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Normally home to the cathedral's dean, the Tudor-era deanery has been unused since the last dean resigned in March 2025.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The three coaches and a dean were later reinstated.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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The Reverend Leah Daughtry is national presiding prelate of The House of the Lord Churches, co-convenor of Power Rising, author, and political strategist, having served as chief of staff of the DNC, CEO of the 2008 and 2016 Democratic Conventions, and an at-large member of the DNC.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the first half of the 20th Century, European powers commonly worked to influence the conclave ballots through their prelates and ambassadors.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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Believers from across the Chicago area came to visit the Pilgrim Mother, which was blessed by Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Messages left with Sacred Heart Major Seminary and its current rector/president, Very Rev. Stephen Burr, were not returned.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Abbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbot. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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