Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or office of an abbot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or office of an abbot.
Etymologies
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Examples
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And of course you already have the abbotship of St. Andrews.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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And of course you already have the abbotship of St. Andrews.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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Patrick left his _dalta_ Benen there in abbotship during the space of twenty years.
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During his abbotship Mina Fuyeh dwelt principally in a house bearing the name of Tsong K'aba, the reformer, and called also la-rong, or official residence.
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Again his enemies set upon him; he surrendered the Paraclete to Héloïse and a small sisterhood, and accepted the abbotship of St. Gildes in his own Brittany.
The Story of Paris Thomas Okey 1893
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Long Son Pagoda was originally built in 1886 under the abbotship of Thich Ngo Chi
The Buddhist Channel 2008
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He appointed Shantarakshita’s successor to the abbotship of Samyay, Selnang (gSal-snang), as the chief minister of the Council.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 1 The Empire of the Early Kings of Tibet 2009
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The music-box incident, though forgotten by Mr. Rijnhart, had evidently left an impression on the lama, who had in the meantime risen to the dignity of the abbotship, for he it was who now again summoned the foreign doctor with his magic oil to come and treat the treasurer of the lamasery, who had fallen ill, although he did not know at the time that Mr. Rijnhart was the same foreigner who had "cured his sick instrument."
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