abbé

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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. Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbé
Noun
  • 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
  • The other is her violent stepfather, who, in this version, is also the church’s parson (Steven Pasquale).
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The church is the spiritual home to about 500 families, according to the church's rector, the Rev. Bruce Freeman.
    Sarah Ventre, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The occasion marked the halfway point between the winter and spring equinoxes, with clergymen blessing used candles and handing them out to locals every February 2. If the weather was bright and clear during the celebration, people believed the remainder of the season would be long and difficult.
    Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Most songs concern a protagonist who pursued a career as a clergyman despite a lack of faith.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Thank you to all the pastors, evangelists and artists of the kingdom who volunteered for this surprise party.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2025
  • In 2011, White-Cain became the senior pastor at the New Destiny Christian Church in Apopka, Florida.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Pope Francis—who Catholics like Vance honor as the vicar of Jesus Christ—has highlighted the plight of migrants as a tragedy of our time, urging global solidarity and humane treatment of those fleeing violence and poverty.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • On Wednesday, Bishop Robert Casey, the vicar general of Archdiocese of Chicago, said the Catholic Church will continue to offer resources for immigrants in the city, including their immigration ministry and the services offered through Catholic Charities.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Pentecostalism was about two decades old at the time, and its early practices of interracial worship, speaking in tongues, and divine healing were subjects of lively conversation among the relatively staid and respectable churchmen of mainline Protestantism.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
  • If the dominant Spaniards of The Betrothed are unjust, self-interested, and pompous, few of the Italians — including churchmen — are any better.
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024

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“Abbé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abb%C3%A9. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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