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Recent Examples of abbot
The most recent abbot, Father Charles Albanese, will be splitting time between Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Oregon and Santa Rita Abbey in Arizona.
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John Mossman, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
The abbot later said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The abbot said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The temple will cover her medical expenses, Pairat said, citing the abbot.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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John Mossman, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
The abbot later said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The abbot said the temple would cover her medical expenses, according to Pairat.
—CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The temple will cover her medical expenses, Pairat said, citing the abbot.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbot
Noun
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the future pope was a bishop in Peru.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Missionary pope Leo’s Africa trip will see him outside of the Vatican for the longest time since his election, and the constant travel in the country has echoes of his time as a missionary and bishop in Latin America.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The epitome of that tradition is Choral Evensong, an evening service of hymns, psalms and prayers laid out by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant archbishop of the Church of England, in 1549.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Separately, Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to head the Church of England, delivered her first Easter sermon at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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To a certain generation of comedic actors, performing opposite Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish is akin to having an audience with the pope.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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And around 1389, the bishop of that region of France reported in a letter to the pope that an artist had confessed to making it.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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There are no deans or Title IX officers intervening.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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George was a highly influential, politically astute prelate who died almost a decade before Leo XIV’s election.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Now both prosper: Spider spins undisturbed in the cottage rafters, and Gout affixes herself to a prelate, condemning him to a life in bed.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The first is the strikingly Gothic diocesan throne, which sits in the cathedral choir and dates from the Victorian era.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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Instead, the words written in her autobiography served as the guide for the two-hour service filled with hymns and scriptures, as Christ Episcopal Church rector Father Jonathan Archer read a passage from the book which was published in 2000 during her memorial on Friday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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At Sagrada Familia, a prayer verse is included at the base of the cross installed Friday afternoon, said church rector Turull.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Abbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbot. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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