abbot
noun
a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery.
abbots
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pluralof abbot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The number of temples has tripled, monks and abbots have become well-known public figures, and China has used the faith to build ties around the world, sending nuns and monks on goodwill missions.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2018
There are also temples which have attracted large and dedicated followings, through skilful promotion of charismatic monks and abbots, said to have supernatural powers.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2017
Splattered across the lands of central Europe are countless territories overseen by an emperor who shared power with a hierarchy spanning princes, bishops and dukes, down to abbots, knights and city councils.
From Economist ● Apr. 14, 2016
In these prickly missives, Burns vamps and camps merrily, elsewhere referring to homosexual figures in whimsical religious terms, as abbots and abbesses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2013
Edward by the grace of God, king, &c., to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justiciaries, &c. &c., health.
From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Addison, Charles G.
