Abbot synonyms
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monk (related)
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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).
waltheof (related)
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
sub-prior (related)
bishop (related)
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commendator (related)
prioress (related)
abbess (related)
archdeacon (related)
abbacy (related)
cellarer (related)
prebendary (related)
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bishopric (related)
newminster (related)
inchaffray (related)
prebend (related)
A monastic officer in charge of a priory or ranking next below the abbot of an abbey.
Find another word for abbot. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for abbot, like: monk, minister, friar, waltheof, rector, archabbot, abbot-general, archimandrite, beadsman, caloyer and null.
