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Recent Examples of abbé
After his death just five years later, the paintings were inventoried simply as depictions of the basilica and square without any mention of the poor abbe.
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Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbé
Noun
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Sofa in collage by Peter Dunham Textiles; Hot pink laminate parsons tables by Two Worlds Arts; Soft edge chairs by Hay; Madeleine Castaing striped carpet by Codimat Collection.—
Michael Boodro,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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Writing in the eighteenth century, Smith compared energetic and often sensationalist Methodist preachers with the more reserved and cerebral parsons of the Church of England.—
Shadi Hamid,
Foreign Affairs,
18 June 2024
Noun
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My class—led by the church rector, Nigel Massey, a boyish-looking Brit who studied theology at Oxford—was focussed on the subjunctive as used to express uncertainty.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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His leadership style was further shaped while serving as rector of the Colegio de San José in Buenos Aires from 1980 to 1986.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chinese authorities have historically harassed this faction, reportedly detaining some of its clergymen and closing its churches.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Black pastors and others launched boycotts of the company; judging from Cornell’s pained observation to the Wall Street analysts last week, the boycotts may have had an effect.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The megachurch announced that Pastor Daniel Floyd and his wife Tammy Floyd have accepted the position of senior pastor during Sunday morning’s service.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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Prevost also served as a parish pastor, diocesan official, seminary teacher and vicar.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Although, the mummy was long rumored to be the vicar, the identity wasn’t confirmed until the recent analysis.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
Noun
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Apr. 2024
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“Abbé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abb%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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