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O.S.B.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Order of St. Benedict (Benedictine).


OSB British  

abbreviation

  1. Order of Saint Benedict

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The Rev. Dom Basil Matthews, O.S.B., reputedly the first of his race to be ordained a Benedictine priest, had been invited by the Roman Catholic diocese to further its drive for interracial amity.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Rev. Adam F. Hunkler, O.S.B., self-taught Catholic priest, played the five-string finger banjo on the same program with that maestro known to all Hawaiian guitarists, Sophocles Papas.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History by Anonymous

O.S.B., who kindly read this book in proof, and made many valuable corrections and suggestions.

From By What Authority? by Benson, Robert Hugh