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Recent Examples of abbot
Among the film’s interviewees are two former nuns at the school and the abbot who supervised several of the priests accused of rape and murder.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
The abbot told him to begin every morning by performing exactly 108 bows, a meditation exercise in Korean Buddhism.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
In the 12th century, the abbots of Crowland constructed a hall and chapel complex at the site, which were also uncovered during the recent digs.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
The abbot told him to begin every morning by performing exactly 108 bows, a meditation exercise in Korean Buddhism.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
In the 12th century, the abbots of Crowland constructed a hall and chapel complex at the site, which were also uncovered during the recent digs.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbot
Noun
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Leo spent 20 years as a missionary priest and bishop in Peru, and working side by side with Pope Francis, helped suppress the group.—
Amalia Huot-Marchand,
The Hill,
21 June 2025
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Columban monasteries remained free of the control of local bishops and were instead directly subordinate to the pope.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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As the College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican in the coming weeks to elect Francis’ successor, Gomez, a mere archbishop, will stay home.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Growing up in that parish, Martinez experienced devotions and ritual on a grand scale, with elaborate ceremonies conducted by bishops, archbishops and cardinals.—
Ellen Skerrett,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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The New York Times took deep dive into the new pope’s lineage and found that his cousins include Madonna, Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The move fit into the pope's broader understanding of martyr as a social justice concept, allowing those deemed to have been killed for doing God's work and following the gospel to be considered for sainthood.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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Kim Elaine Barrett, the vice dean of research at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, said her school lost grants aimed at building a biomedical workforce that is more representative of the population.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
18 June 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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However, Panorama magazine maintained that the NSA picked up the prelates’ telephone conversations in the days preceding the conclave, giving them an idea of what might happen before the first vote.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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Parolin is an Italian prelate and one of the highest-ranking officials in the Roman Catholic Church.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 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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In the Catholic Church, this is generally a time of the year when dioceses ask their members to donate to annual bishops’ Lenten appeals, which fund diocesan operations.—
Nicholas Rowan,
Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2020
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Near the end of the service, the rector announced who the pope was — an American-born from Chicago.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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In a recording of a FaceTime call shared by the Vatican in January, the Pope could be seen speaking to Fathers Gabriel Romanelli and Youssef Asaad, the rector and vice rector of the parish.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Abbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbot. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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