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Recent Examples of abbot
When Kaldi shared the berries with an abbot of a local monastery, the monk ended up wide awake during the evening prayers.
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Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Most of it comes from the town abbot who, in frequent scenes set in the nearby woods, always seems to be drifting into view with his basket of precious mushrooms, whenever Jérémie is near.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Among the film’s interviewees are two former nuns at the school and the abbot who supervised several of the priests accused of rape and murder.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Marta Zaraska, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Most of it comes from the town abbot who, in frequent scenes set in the nearby woods, always seems to be drifting into view with his basket of precious mushrooms, whenever Jérémie is near.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Among the film’s interviewees are two former nuns at the school and the abbot who supervised several of the priests accused of rape and murder.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
King Sverre of Norway personally provided information to the writer, Icelandic abbot Karl Jónsson, and instructed him on the details of the saga, Brink added.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbot
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Verny, who is currently the bishop of Chambery, France, has been a member of the commission since 2022 and heads the child protection council of the bishops conference in France, where the church has been rocked by revelations of decades and abuse by priests and bishops.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Leo’s old diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, meanwhile, is waiting for their bishop to come home, and then there’s Argentina, which never got a papal visit from the first-ever Argentine pope.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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It was announced in May that the archbishop was diagnosed with stage three small bowel cancer.—
The Enquirer,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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He was elected pope in March 2013 after serving as archbishop of Buenos Aires, where he was born.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The pope’s parents — Louis Prevost, a school administrator who died in 1997, and Mildred, a librarian who died in 1990 — owned and lived in the brick house for decades.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Located in the Apostolic Palace, the pope’s official residence, the rooms were painted by the Renaissance master and his students in the early 1500s.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The shows are also considered a powerful symbol of Puerto Rican self-reliance and the belief that the US territory can stand tall on its own, says Javier J. Hernández Acosta, dean of the School of Arts, Design and Creative Industries at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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The group’s chair, Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a kidney specialist who was a former dean at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, said in an interview that his organization had worked with the Trump administration and that threats of funding cuts were key to the effort.—
Azeen Ghorayshi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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This would be the case also for an apostate, heretic, schismatic bishop, presbyter, or deacon.—
Fr. Goran Jovicic,
National Review,
13 June 2021
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The Rev. Allen D. Timm, executive presbyter of the Presbytery Church in Detroit, said the church is waiting to hear from the general assembly as to when volunteers will be dispatched to Houston.—
Allie Gross,
Detroit Free Press,
29 Aug. 2017
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Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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However, Panorama magazine maintained that the NSA picked up the prelates’ telephone conversations in the days preceding the conclave, giving them an idea of what might happen before the first vote.—
Time,
Time,
7 May 2025
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Local Catholics attended Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation midday April 21 that Rev. John Hammond presided over, and Spalding will be the celebrant at an official diocesan Mass.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The diocesan website includes a statement from Dallas Bishop Edward Burns connecting the need for social distancing with the story of the Good Samaritan.—
David Tarrant,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2020
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His daughter, Olivia, even married Cleveland Benedict, who at one point became the rector of Christ Church, according to the Glendale Heritage Preservation's website.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Near the end of the service, the rector announced who the pope was — an American-born from Chicago.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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“Abbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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