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abbé

noun

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as in curé

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Recent Examples of abbé After his death just five years later, the paintings were inventoried simply as depictions of the basilica and square without any mention of the poor abbe. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbé
  1. parson
  2. rector
  3. clergyman
  4. pastor
  5. vicar
  6. churchman
  7. padre
Noun
  • This one stars Cox himself as a mysterious and formidable old man in an undertaker’s suit and parson’s hat who wanders into an Arizona border town in 1890 to gather the names of dead Mexican laborers.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And what does the old man who sleeps by the fire know about the dead parson?
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of parson
Noun
  • In 2018, Father Jan Kevin Schmidt, rector of the cathedral, requested that the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments grant the title of minor basilica to the historic church in Cincinnati.
    — Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Pernkopf was a Nazi functionary who became dean of the medical faculty in 1938 and rector of the university in 1943.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of rector
Noun
  • One local widow wants the world to honor the 2,977 killed, including her husband, a clergyman who kept a Bible on hand while traveling.
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Alongside Garfield’s Ploughman is Cosmo Jarvis as the true historical figure Wat Tyler, Jamie Bell as clergyman John Ball and Thomasin McKenzie as fellow rebel Alyce.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of clergyman
Noun
  • In addition to serving as New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, Caldwell is a pastor at the Covenant United Methodist Church in Plainfield, New Jersey.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Their pastor also helped bring their children safely home on the night of the lightning strike.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pastor
Noun
  • The couple were married by a female vicar, per the Daily Mail.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Nearly every murder is solved by the end of the episode, but despite the unusual twist of having the village vicar team up with the police, the real action comes from the relationships among the characters.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of vicar
Noun
  • Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.
    — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Not all birth rituals depended on the intercession of a saint or the authority of a churchman.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of churchman
Noun
  • The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Definition of padre

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“Abbé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abb%C3%A9. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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