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Synonyms for Abbess:
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n.
• clergy • mother superior • nun • person • prelate Other synonyms:
- Episcopacy ,
- MGR ,
- MSGR ,
- Mother Teresa ,
- Predicant ,
- Reverend Mother ,
- SJ ,
- archbishopric ,
- bishopric ,
- chaplaincy ,
- chapter ,
- churchman ,
- churchwarden ,
- clergy ,
- clerical ,
- cloth ,
- deacon ,
- deaconess ,
- dean ,
- dominican ,
- elder ,
- eminence ,
- episcopal ,
- fr ,
- high priest ,
- high priestess ,
- inquisitor ,
- jesuit ,
- man of God ,
- man of the cloth ,
- ministry ,
- moderator ,
- monsignor ,
- nuncio ,
- padre ,
- parson ,
- pastoral ,
- patriarch ,
- pontiff ,
- priesthood ,
- priestly ,
- primate ,
- provost ,
- rev ,
- sexton ,
- suffragan ,
- the Archbishop of Canterbury ,
- the Inquisition ,
- the holy see .
- order .
Other relevant words:
- abstainer ,
- almighty ,
- angel ,
- anterior ,
- arcadian ,
- archimandrite ,
- arrange ,
- ascetical ,
- atomic number 87 ,
- austere ,
- beget ,
- begetter ,
- beginner ,
- bird ,
- black friar ,
- blackfriar ,
- blood brother ,
- blot out ,
- bridget ,
- brigid ,
- bring forth ,
- brothel keeper ,
- bucolic ,
- buddy ,
- canyon ,
- cardinal grosbeak ,
- cardinal number ,
- carmine ,
- caul ,
- central ,
- chaplainship ,
- chick ,
- chum ,
- church father ,
- cloistered ,
- cloistral ,
- club ,
- comrade ,
- conical buoy ,
- consecrate ,
- creator ,
- crony ,
- decree ,
- dictate ,
- diocese ,
- diplomatic minister ,
- distinction ,
- doll ,
- don ,
- doyen ,
- drug abuse ,
- ecclesiastical ,
- edict ,
- elderberry bush ,
- elysian ,
- embryonic membrane ,
- engender ,
- enjoin ,
- episcopalian ,
- fabric ,
- fancy woman ,
- father-god ,
- fatherhood ,
- female parent ,
- fiat ,
- forefather ,
- founder ,
- founding father ,
- francium ,
- friar preacher ,
- fundamental ,
- fuss ,
- generate ,
- gentlewoman ,
- get ,
- gild ,
- god almighty ,
- godhead ,
- godlike ,
- godly ,
- gospeler ,
- gospeller ,
- govern ,
- government minister ,
- grade ,
- grey friar ,
- guild ,
- head covering ,
- hide ,
- hieratic ,
- hieratical ,
- high-up ,
- higher-ranking ,
- higher-up ,
- holy father ,
- holy order ,
- holy person ,
- humeral veil ,
- idyll ,
- initiate ,
- inspired ,
- interrogator ,
- jehovah ,
- jesuitic ,
- jesuitical ,
- kept woman ,
- key ,
- lady ,
- lady of the house ,
- lake superior ,
- lodge ,
- lord ,
- ma'am ,
- maker ,
- male parent ,
- master ,
- materfamilias ,
- material ,
- mendicant ,
- military chaplain ,
- minister of religion ,
- missional ,
- missioner ,
- monastic order ,
- monastical ,
- note ,
- novitiate ,
- nun buoy ,
- obliterate ,
- obscure ,
- older ,
- ordain ,
- order of magnitude ,
- ordering ,
- orderliness ,
- ordinate ,
- ordination ,
- overprotect ,
- pal ,
- panjandrum ,
- papal nuncio ,
- parliamentary law ,
- parliamentary procedure ,
- pastorale ,
- paterfamilias ,
- place ,
- pontifical ,
- preacher man ,
- preeminence ,
- prescribe ,
- priestlike ,
- primal ,
- protestant deacon ,
- providential ,
- purchase order ,
- pure ,
- put ,
- range ,
- rank ,
- ranking ,
- rate ,
- recluse ,
- redbird ,
- regularise ,
- regularize ,
- regulate ,
- rescript ,
- rev up ,
- revivalist ,
- revolutions per minute ,
- riding habit ,
- rpm ,
- rules of order ,
- sacerdotal ,
- sacristan ,
- saint ,
- saint bride ,
- say ,
- schoolmarm ,
- schoolmistress ,
- senior ,
- sermoniser ,
- sermonizer ,
- set up ,
- sidekick ,
- sire ,
- sis ,
- skirt ,
- sky pilot ,
- social club ,
- society ,
- solitary ,
- solitudinarian ,
- spartan ,
- sr. ,
- subgenus pastor ,
- sublime ,
- substance abuse ,
- superordinate ,
- superscript ,
- tell ,
- textile ,
- tiro ,
- troglodyte ,
- tubercle ,
- tuberosity ,
- tyro ,
- use ,
- velum ,
- very important person ,
- victor ,
- vip ,
- virgin ,
- virginal ,
- virtuous ,
- wench ,
- woman of the house ,
- wont ,
- Goodwife ,
- Religieuse ,
- Superioress ,
- abbesses ,
- bride ,
- chatelaine ,
- churchwoman ,
- clergywoman ,
- confessor ,
- conventual ,
- dame ,
- divine ,
- dowager ,
- first lady ,
- governess ,
- great lady ,
- holy man ,
- homemaker ,
- housewife ,
- lady superior ,
- madam ,
- matriarch ,
- matron ,
- mistress ,
- mother ,
- mother superior ,
- postulant ,
- priestess ,
- servant of god .
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What are the hypernyms for Abbess?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
hypernyms for abbess (as nouns)
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person
mother.
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person
What are the hyponyms for Abbess?
Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
hyponyms for abbess (as nouns)
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person
superior.
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person
What are the opposite words for abbess?
Abbess is a term used to describe the female superior of a convent, but what about its antonyms? One antonym for abbess could be abbot, which refers to the male superior of a monastery. Another antonym could be secular or laywoman, indicating a woman who is not a member of a religious order. Reverend mother could also be considered an antonym for abbess in some contexts, as it is a term used by certain religious orders to refer to their female superiors. Other antonyms for abbess could include nun, sister, or even simply female member, depending on the context and the specific religious order being discussed.
What are the antonyms for Abbess?
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n.
• nun- monk .
Usage examples for Abbess
My daughters were educated at St. Ursule's, and attached to Louise from her childhood; at their request, when she was about sixteen, the abbess resigned her to my protection."
"The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I"
The abbess caused a search to be made after the parents; but, not being able to discover them, received and reared the infant.
"The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I"
Have you persuaded the good Friar to forward the letter I will write to the Lady abbess?"
"The Prime Minister"
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