Synonyms for abbot
ˈæb ətab·bot

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.3 / 3 votes

1. abbot, archimandritenoun

   the superior of an abbey of monks

   Synonyms:
   archimandrite

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "abbot":

   'abbé, abbé, abbott

How to pronounce abbot?

How to say abbot in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use abbot in a sentence?

1. Frank Hargrave:

   An investigation in 1522 suggested that he was corrupt with stories that he had fathered a son ‘with a club foot’ within the local community although these kinds of stories were often fabricated by Henry’s commissioners as they were encouraged to dig up as much dirt as they could, probably to help the dangerous situation in the northwest, a local aristocrat, Sir William Brereton managed to have the Abbot’s death sentence cancelled and he and his canons were pensioned off with the closure of Norton Abbey.

2. An MIT spokesperson:

   Prof. Abbot embraced this offer, and the department has been working with him on setting a date.

3. The King:

   The north of England was out of step with the rest of the country at this time – far more conservative and in favor of the traditions of the Catholic Church so open rebellion was a real threat, someone more in tune with the local situation may have convinced the King that such a cruel sentence would martyr the abbot and exacerbate problems in the northwest.

4. Jim Lehrer:

   I now know how Abbot felt when Costello left, how Brinkley felt when Huntley left, how Sears felt when Roebuck left, and, of course, how Dan Rather felt when Connie left. (at Robert MacNeil's retirement dinner)