Abuna

or a·bu·na

[ uh-boo-nuh ]

noun

1. the title of the chief bishop of the Ethiopian Church.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Abuna¹

From Arabic, equivalent to abū “father” + -nā “our”

Example Sentences

This was finally settled in 1903 by the treaty of Petropolis, which provided that the line should ascend the Abuna river to lat.

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The aged Abuna found himself alone and deserted in the same spot which he had occupied during the attack.

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The Abuna quitted the court, plunged in the deepest distress, and a bloody war ensued, which shook the empire to its foundation.

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But a more imposing rite attends the oath of celibacy before the Abuna.

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The head of the church is called the Abuna ('our father'), and is consecrated by the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.

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