English words for 'a French abbot'
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noun
noun
- the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
- The head friar of a house of friars.
- An honorary position held by a priest in some cathedrals.
- The head of a priory (“a monastery which is usually a branch of an abbey”), or some other minor or smaller monastery; a prior conventual.
- (by extension) In the rationalsphere: a belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
- The elected head of a guild of craftsmen or merchants in some countries in Europe and South America.
- (Canada, US, law enforcement, chiefly in the plural) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record.
- The head of the Arrouaisian, Augustinian, and formerly Premonstratensian religious orders.
- In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.
- A chief magistrate of the Republic of Florence (1115–1569) in what is now Italy.
- (Bayesian statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
adj
- earlier in time
- More important or significant.
- (Bayesian statistics) Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
adv
noun
- a monastery ruled by an abbot
- a convent ruled by an abbess
- a church associated with a monastery or convent
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- (British English) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
- The church of a monastery.
noun
noun
- Initialism of parish priest.
- (video games) Abbreviation of performance points.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pussy pass.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polypropylene.
- (dance) Initialism of promenade position.
- (sports) Initialism of power play.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pee-pee (“penis or vagina”).
- (British, Ireland) Initialism of planning permission.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of prone positioning (“proning”).
- (medicine) Initialism of precocious puberty.
- (grammar) Initialism of postpositional phrase.
- (grammar) Initialism of past participle.
- (grammar) Initialism of prepositional phrase.
- Initialism of public parking.
name
phrase
noun
adj
noun
name
- A city in Missouri.
- A street in New Orleans, Louisiana; in full, Bourbon Street.
- A European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.
- A county in Kentucky, see Bourbon County.
- (historical, Southern US, especially Mississippi) A white conservative, particularly in the context of opposition to equal rights for black people.
- A surname from French.
- A town in Indiana.
- (historical, Southern US) A Bourbon Democrat.
adj
noun
name
noun
- A friar or monk of any Augustinian order.
- a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
- (historical, rare) A member of a supposed radical group of the early Reformation, who allegedly believed that humans would not enter Heaven until the Last Judgment.
- A follower of St Augustine or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.
adj
noun
- A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
- (Eastern Christianity) A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
- A specialist in academic theology.
- (colloquial) Someone who studies theology.
- someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
noun
noun
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- (cooking) Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.
- (by extension, now often ironic) Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
- (British) The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.
- (US, dialectal, rare) The nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
- (Roman Catholicism and generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
- (Coptic Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.
- (alcoholic beverages) Any mulled wine (traditionally including tokay) considered similar and superior to bishop.
- (UK) An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
- (Russian Orthodoxy) Alternative form of pop, a Russian Orthodox priest.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.
- (US regional) The painted bunting (Passerina ciris).
- (rare) The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).
- (uncommon) A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
- (by extension) Any similar head of a religion.
- (UK regional, Cumberland, Cornwall, Devon, Scotland) The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).
verb
noun
- a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
- a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
- a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
- a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
- Alternative spelling of qanun.
- In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
- A formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.
- A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
- Alternative spelling of cannon (“a carom in billiards”).
- (Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
- A type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
- (chiefly fandom slang, uncountable) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe; (metonymic) these sources' content.
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
- A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
- (cooking) Alternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”).
- The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
- A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
adj
noun
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (US military) A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
- (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- a person who cares for persons or property
noun
verb
noun
- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
- A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.
- A friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor.
adj
- of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
- Of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi.
- Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.
noun
- A member of an obscure sect of French familists.
- A member of an alleged global elite secret society which has as its ultimate objective the subjugation of humanity (world domination or New World Order).
- A member of the Rosicrucians.
- A member of a Spanish sect of the sixteenth century, who believed that, by means of prayer, they had attained so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; the Alumbrados or Perfectibilists.
- A member of certain associations in Europe who combined to promote social reform in pursuit of perfection; especially one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt.
- A member of the Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists.
- A member of the early church who had received baptism and been given a lighted taper as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they had received.
noun
adj
- of or pertaining to France or the people of France
- Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
- Of or relating to the French language.
- (informal, often euphemistic) Used to form names or references to venereal diseases.
- (slang, sexuality) Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio.
- Of or relating to France.
- Used to form names or references to an unconventional or fancy style.
verb
name
- (uncountable, euphemistic, now often ironic) Vulgar language.
- (uncountable) The ability of a person to communicate in French.
- (countable) A surname originating as an ethnonym.
- (uncountable) French language and literature as an object of study.
- (chiefly uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.
noun
name
- A marquisate in the Irish peerage.
- One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, known as County Londonderry or County Derry.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
- A suburb of Smethwick, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0087).
- A ghost town near Coolgardie, Western Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A village in Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3087).
- A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
- A suburb of Sydney in City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
noun
name
- A census-designated place in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
- A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
- An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A community in Crowsnest Pass municipality, south-west Alberta, Canada.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
noun
noun
- the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
- The head friar of a house of friars.
- An honorary position held by a priest in some cathedrals.
- The head of a priory (“a monastery which is usually a branch of an abbey”), or some other minor or smaller monastery; a prior conventual.
- (by extension) In the rationalsphere: a belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
- The elected head of a guild of craftsmen or merchants in some countries in Europe and South America.
- (Canada, US, law enforcement, chiefly in the plural) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record.
- The head of the Arrouaisian, Augustinian, and formerly Premonstratensian religious orders.
- In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.
- A chief magistrate of the Republic of Florence (1115–1569) in what is now Italy.
- (Bayesian statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
adj
- earlier in time
- More important or significant.
- (Bayesian statistics) Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
adv
noun
- a monastery ruled by an abbot
- a convent ruled by an abbess
- a church associated with a monastery or convent
- The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
- (British English) A residence that was previously an abbatial building.
- A monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.
- The church of a monastery.
noun
noun
- Initialism of parish priest.
- (video games) Abbreviation of performance points.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pussy pass.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polypropylene.
- (dance) Initialism of promenade position.
- (sports) Initialism of power play.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of pee-pee (“penis or vagina”).
- (British, Ireland) Initialism of planning permission.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of prone positioning (“proning”).
- (medicine) Initialism of precocious puberty.
- (grammar) Initialism of postpositional phrase.
- (grammar) Initialism of past participle.
- (grammar) Initialism of prepositional phrase.
- Initialism of public parking.
name
phrase
noun
adj
noun
name
- A city in Missouri.
- A street in New Orleans, Louisiana; in full, Bourbon Street.
- A European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.
- A county in Kentucky, see Bourbon County.
- (historical, Southern US, especially Mississippi) A white conservative, particularly in the context of opposition to equal rights for black people.
- A surname from French.
- A town in Indiana.
- (historical, Southern US) A Bourbon Democrat.
noun
- A friar or monk of any Augustinian order.
- a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
- (historical, rare) A member of a supposed radical group of the early Reformation, who allegedly believed that humans would not enter Heaven until the Last Judgment.
- A follower of St Augustine or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.
adj
noun
- A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
- (Eastern Christianity) A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
- A specialist in academic theology.
- (colloquial) Someone who studies theology.
- someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
noun
noun
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- (cooking) Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.
- (by extension, now often ironic) Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
- (British) The ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.
- (US, dialectal, rare) The nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
- (Roman Catholicism and generally) An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
- (Coptic Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.
- (alcoholic beverages) Any mulled wine (traditionally including tokay) considered similar and superior to bishop.
- (UK) An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
- (Russian Orthodoxy) Alternative form of pop, a Russian Orthodox priest.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.
- (US regional) The painted bunting (Passerina ciris).
- (rare) The red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).
- (uncommon) A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
- (by extension) Any similar head of a religion.
- (UK regional, Cumberland, Cornwall, Devon, Scotland) The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).
verb
noun
- a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
- a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
- a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
- a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
- Alternative spelling of qanun.
- In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
- A formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.
- A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
- Alternative spelling of cannon (“a carom in billiards”).
- (Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
- A type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
- (chiefly fandom slang, uncountable) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe; (metonymic) these sources' content.
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
- A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
- (cooking) Alternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”).
- The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
- A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
adj
noun
- A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
- (US military) A servicemember of the United States Space Force.
- (video games) A major or final enemy; boss.
- (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
- Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
- a person who cares for persons or property
adj
noun
name
noun
verb
noun
- a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order
- A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.
- A friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor.
adj
- of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him
- Of or pertaining to Saint Francis of Assisi.
- Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.
noun
- A member of an obscure sect of French familists.
- A member of an alleged global elite secret society which has as its ultimate objective the subjugation of humanity (world domination or New World Order).
- A member of the Rosicrucians.
- A member of a Spanish sect of the sixteenth century, who believed that, by means of prayer, they had attained so perfect a state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good works, etc.; the Alumbrados or Perfectibilists.
- A member of certain associations in Europe who combined to promote social reform in pursuit of perfection; especially one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt.
- A member of the Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists.
- A member of the early church who had received baptism and been given a lighted taper as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they had received.
noun
adj
- of or pertaining to France or the people of France
- Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
- Of or relating to the French language.
- (informal, often euphemistic) Used to form names or references to venereal diseases.
- (slang, sexuality) Of or related to oral sex, especially fellatio.
- Of or relating to France.
- Used to form names or references to an unconventional or fancy style.
verb
name
- (uncountable, euphemistic, now often ironic) Vulgar language.
- (uncountable) The ability of a person to communicate in French.
- (countable) A surname originating as an ethnonym.
- (uncountable) French language and literature as an object of study.
- (chiefly uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.
noun
noun
name
- A census-designated place in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
- A diminutive of the male given name Francis.
- An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A community in Crowsnest Pass municipality, south-west Alberta, Canada.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.