"abba" Definition

  1. n. Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.

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Position in dictionary: 249 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n.,
Words that start with "abba": 5
Words that end with "abba": 1
Words that contain "abba": 23
Next words in dictionary: abbacies, abbacy, abbatial, abbatical, abbe
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English Dictionary Definition of abba

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