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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABBACY

From Church Latin abbātia, from abbāt-abbot.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABBACY

abbacy  [ˈæbəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABBACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abbacy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABBACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of abbacy in the English dictionary

The definition of abbacy in the dictionary is the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABBACY


accuracy
ˈækjʊrəsɪ
advocacy
ˈædvəkəsɪ
ambassy
ˈæmbəsɪ
celibacy
ˈsɛlɪbəsɪ
conspiracy
kənˈspɪrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
diplomacy
dɪˈpləʊməsɪ
ecstasy
ˈɛkstəsɪ
efficacy
ˈɛfɪkəsɪ
embassy
ˈɛmbəsɪ
fantasy
ˈfæntəsɪ
intimacy
ˈɪntɪməsɪ
legacy
ˈlɛɡəsɪ
literacy
ˈlɪtərəsɪ
pharmacy
ˈfɑːməsɪ
piracy
ˈpaɪrəsɪ
privacy
ˈpraɪvəsɪ
reprobacy
ˈrɛprəbəsɪ
supremacy
sʊˈprɛməsɪ
Varanasi
vəˈrɑːnəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABBACY

abb
Abba
abbacies
Abbado
Abbas
Abbas I
Abbasid
abbatial
Abbe
Abbe condenser
abbed
abbess
Abbeville
Abbevillian
abbey
Abbey Theatre
abbot
abbotcy
abbotship
abbr.

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABBACY

adequacy
aristocracy
bureaucracy
candidacy
confederacy
curacy
delicacy
fallacy
illegitimacy
illiteracy
inaccuracy
inadequacy
indeterminacy
lacy
legitimacy
lunacy
numeracy
primacy
racy
Tracy

Synonyms and antonyms of abbacy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «abbacy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABBACY

Find out the translation of abbacy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abbacy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abbacy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

管区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abbacy
570 millions of speakers

English

abbacy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

abbacy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

abbacy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аббатство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abbacy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

abbacies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dignité d´abbé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abbacies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klostervorsteher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

abbacy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원장의 관할 구역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abbasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức vị tu viện trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

abbacies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Abbacies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Abbasiler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbazia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Abbacy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абатство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηγουμενία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

abbacy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abbacy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Abbacy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abbacy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABBACY»

The term «abbacy» is normally little used and occupies the 118.150 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABBACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «abbacy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «abbacy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abbacy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABBACY»

Discover the use of abbacy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abbacy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
The prelate governs the prelature in the manner of a diocesan bishop, and is named by the Supreme Pontiff.26 The territorial abbacy, formerly called an abbacy nullius dioeceseos (i.e., attached to no diocese), also has its own territory , faithful, ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
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Monastic Reform as Process: Realities and Representations in ...
and reform of, 33, 44—45, 196; charters of, 48n99, 59; Clu— niac customary at, 165; construction of abbatial church at, 59, 60, 74n115; dates of reforms at, 196— 97; Folbert's abbacy (1038/39/40—1066) at,128, 130,197; founding of, 154; ...
Steven Vanderputten, 2013
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Itinerant Kingship and Royal Monasteries in Early Medieval ...
Traditionally scholars have viewed lay abbacy in a totally negative light.15 Franz Felten, however, has thoroughly re- examined the entire question of lay abbacy. Through his examination of the concept as it existed both in the sources and in ...
John W. Bernhardt, 2002
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How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute Over Enlightenment and the ...
during the Song. it seems the Tiaofa shilei refers to this kind of situation when it notes that in monasteries where no patriarchy had been established (fei zushi yingzhi zhe), the abbacy was to be passed on to a disciple of the re- tiring abbot;  ...
Morten Schlutter, 2010
5
An Index, Drawn Up about the Year 1629, of Many Records of ...
26 • to the Abbacy of Dumfermling, of ane paflurage in the muire of Erbentoly & Mukertfy, Dumfermling. 27 — — to the Abbacy of Dumfermling, of the half of the Queensferry, fometime Mow- braye's, Dumfermling. 28 to the Abbacy of ...
Great Britain. General Register Office (Scotland), William Robertson, 1798
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An Index drawn up about the year 1629, of many Records of ...
26 — — to the Abbacy of Dumfermling, of ane pafturage in the muire of Erbentoly & Mukertfy, Dumfermling. 27 — — to the Abbacy of Dumfermling, of the half of the Queensferry, fometime Mow- braye's, Dumfermling. 28 □ to the Abbacy of ...
William Robertson, 1798
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An Index, Drawn Up about the Year 1629: Of Many Records of ...
26 — — to the Abbacy of Dumfermling, of ane pafturage in the muire of Erbentoly & Mukertfy, Dumfermling. 27 • to the Abbacy of Dumfermling, of the half of the Queensferry, fometime Mow- braye's, Dumfermling. 28 — ; to the Abbacy of ...
William Robertson, 1798
8
Concilia Scotiae: ecclesiae scoticanae statuta tam ...
Boiamuml's lioe are valued each at £3333 ; the abbacy of Roll : abbacies, Holyrood (Sanctae Cruris), the abbacy of Kelso priories, pre- J x ' * □«ptories, ( with the dependent priory of Lesmahago), the ministries. abbacy of Paieley, each at ...
Joseph Robertson, 1866
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Publications
This Abbot, having early embraced the Reformed religion (anno 1559) shortly afterwards (May 26, 1565) obtained a grant of the crown-lands of Orkney and Zetland; and, in 1569, exchanged his Abbacy for the temporal estates of Adam ...
10
Cases decided in the Court of session (Teind court, and ...
It did not appear, however, that the Crown had ever exercised the power U ,q lg44 conferred upon it by this Act, by executing, in favour of Sir George Her Maje. ty's Home, any charter or other grant of the abbacy and the two kirks, eon- Grafaain!
Alexander Dunlop, 1845

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABBACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abbacy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Body hunt at Newtongrange site of new homes
It remained under the abbacy of Newbattle until the reformation in 1560, when it passed into the hands of Mark Ker, the last abbot and first Lord ... «MidLothian Advertiser, Mar 15»
2
The Zen Predator of the Upper East Side
... to a man named Richard Baker, who was later embroiled in a sex scandal of his own, resigned from his abbacy, and became the subject of a ... «The Atlantic, Dec 14»
3
Abbot and school president known for his kindness and wisdom
On retiring from the abbacy of Bolton, he made an extended pilgrimage to the biblical sites of the Middle East, delighting his many friends with ... «Irish Times, Dec 14»
4
Sr. Loretta Marilyn Konlup, OSU
Other teaching involved the St. Peter's Adult Religious Studies (SPARS) program in the St. Peter's Abbacy and she was named Pastoral ... «Humboldt Journal, Dec 14»
5
Vatican reorganizes Montecassino, mother abbey of the Benedictines
The Code of Canon Law defines a territorial abbacy as “a certain portion of the people of God which is defined territorially and whose care, due ... «Catholic News Agency, Oct 14»
6
The house of Matthias Corvinus, the only king born in Cluj
This was different from Cluj - it was practically an abbacy that joined the nobility rebellion; there he demolished their walls for participating to the ... «ACTmedia, Aug 14»
7
River Colne - Croxley Hall
This was probably built 1396-1401 for the Abbey of St. Albans during abbacy of John Moote. It was restored in 1975. It has a timber frame on ... «Crosswhatfields?, Nov 13»
8
Remembering Dogen's death
... capital in the town of Kamakura, where he turned down the abbacy of a new temple that was offered by the shogun), Dogen became ill. «OUPblog, Sep 12»
9
What is the Withered Tree Way?
There's a number of significant and hinky context bits in this old story. Succession to the abbacy appears to be by group consensus and so the ... «Patheos, Aug 12»
10
Sign on truck trailer moved from Route 32 in Rosendale after …
... who had sold him title insurance through its agency in Kingston, Abbacy Abstract. Chicago Title tried to stop McColgan from making a claim ... «Kingston Daily Freeman, Jul 12»

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