Abbot synonyms
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minister (related)
A diplomatic officer sent to a foreign nation to represent his or her government, usually ranking below an ambassador
friar (related)
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
monk (related)
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Sometimes, a pastor or other head priest
archabbot
In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
archimandrite
(Eastern Orthodox Ch.) The head of a monastery or of a number of monasteries
beadsman
A person in a poorhouse
caloyer
A monk of the Eastern Orthodox Church
hieromonach
A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.
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