O.S.B.

American  

abbreviation

1. Order of St. Benedict (Benedictine).

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OSB British  

abbreviation

1. Order of Saint Benedict

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Example Sentences

“The Military Ordinariate announced that the Rev. Regis Barrett, O.S.B., died in Africa of a streptococcus infection,” The Denver Catholic newspaper reported on July 29, 1943, on what was Barrett’s birthday.

From Washington Times

Surprisingly, perhaps, he’s also part of the largest group of seminarians that St. Joseph has ever seen, according to the Rev. Gregory Boquet, O.S.B., president and rector of the college at the Benedictine abbey.

From Washington Times

On the job site, most of the work we have done hews fairly closely to conventional construction techniques: We dug up an old foundation using a diesel-powered backhoe; We built kitchen cabinets out of O.S.B., or oriented strand board, the same mix of saw dust and resin made from formaldehyde found in most kitchens in America.

From New York Times

In their daily lives, we are told by Rev. Dr. Gasquet, O.S.B., perhaps the greatest living authority in such matters, that the Cistercians at that time differed little from the Benedictines.

From Project Gutenberg

Rev. Alban Boultwood, O.S.B., and handed him a copy of the Holy Rule of St. Benedict as a reminder of an abbot's responsibilities.

From Time Magazine Archive