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Meaning of "abbotship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABBOTSHIP

abbotship  [ˈæbətʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABBOTSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abbotship 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 ABBOTSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abbotship

Abbot

The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. This article is intended to present facts related to the role and history associated with abbots in Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery. The female equivalent is abbess.

Definition of abbotship in the English dictionary

The definition of abbotship in the dictionary is the office, position, or state of an abbot. Also called: abbotcy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABBOTSHIP


accountantship
əˈkaʊntəntʃɪp
arhatship
ˈɑːhətʃɪp
assistantship
əˈsɪstəntʃɪp
associateship
əˈsəʊsɪətʃɪp
biochip
ˈbaɪəˌtʃɪp
blue-chip
ˌbluːˈtʃɪp
candidateship
ˈkændɪdətʃɪp
chip
tʃɪp
courtship
ˈkɔːtʃɪp
legateship
ˈleɡətʃɪp
mateship
ˈmeɪtʃɪp
microchip
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp
prelateship
ˈprelətʃɪp
primateship
ˈpraɪmeɪtʃɪp
regentship
ˈriːdʒəntʃɪp
SIMM
ˈsɪmtʃɪp
studentship
ˈstjuːdəntʃɪp
surrogateship
ˈsʌrəɡətʃɪp
undergraduateship
ˌʌndəˈɡrædʒʊətʃɪp
woodchip
ˈwʊdtʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABBOTSHIP

abbatial
Abbe
Abbe condenser
abbed
abbess
Abbeville
Abbevillian
abbey
Abbey Theatre
abbot
abbotcy
abbr.
abbrev.
abbreviate
abbreviated
abbreviation
abbreviator
abbreviatory
abbreviature

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABBOTSHIP

archpriestship
athwartship
cadetship
clientship
consultantship
countship
leadership
lieutenantship
lightship
peatship
poetship
postulantship
presidentship
priestship
prophetship
provostship
residentship
saintship
thwartship
truantship
viscountship

Synonyms and antonyms of abbotship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «abbotship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABBOTSHIP

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

Translator English - Chinese

住持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abbotship
570 millions of speakers

English

abbotship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

abbotship
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

abbotship
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аббатство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abbotship
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

abbotship
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abbatiat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abbotship
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amts als Abt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

abbotship
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

abbotship
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abbotship
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

abbotship
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

abbotship
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Abbotship
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abbotship
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbotship
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

abbotship
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абатство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abbotship
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

abbotship
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

abbotship
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abbotship
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

abbotship
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abbotship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABBOTSHIP»

The term «abbotship» is normally little used and occupies the 140.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABBOTSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «abbotship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «abbotship» 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 abbotship

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABBOTSHIP»

Discover the use of abbotship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abbotship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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S_t_ Zen in Medieval Japan
The regulations promulgated by Baisan's disciple Jochu Tengin, for example, at once restated Baisan's earlier rules on abbotship succession (at Sojiji, Butsudaji, and Ryutakuji), while they added similar new policies of alternating abbotship ...
William M. Bodiford, 1993
2
The Practice of Chinese Buddhism, 1900-1950
CRITICISM OF DHARMA ABBOTSHIP Several of the most eminent monks of the Republican period were opposed to any connection between the dharma and the abbotship. Hsii-yiin refused to receive or transmit the monastery dharma as ...
Holmes Welch, 1967
3
The Gates of Power: Monks, Courtiers, and Warriors in ...
Then, in 1189, the former emperor issued an edict ordering that the abbotship of Shitennqji subsequently be transmitted within the lineage of the Byodoin cloister of Onjqji. '11 However, Onjqji's control of Shitennqji was challenged by Enryakuji  ...
Mikael S. Adolphson, 2000
4
The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Sōtō Zen : ...
However, while such a gesture might have been enough in an earlier stage of the Tokugawa period, some parishioners, sensing their power, demanded that Tetsumei be removed from the abbotship of Chosenji Temple or otherwise face a  ...
Duncan Ryūken Williams, 2005
5
Neo-confucian Education: The Formative Stage
knows the way of abbotship will nurture his virtue and practice kindness. He will propagate kindness and cultivate virtue.94 Fu-shan Fa-yuan felt that benevolence, wisdom, and courage constituted the "three qualities" of a model abbot.
William Theodore De Bary, John W. Chaffee, Bettine Birge, 1989
6
Typographical Antiquities; Or the History of Printing in ...
held the abbotship of St. Peter's in commendam. He had, no doubt, brought over with him all the necessary implements and materials of his trade ; and, as we shall presently see, at first, perhaps, put forth a few of those minor productions which ...
Joseph Ames, William Herbert, Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1810
7
Zen Ritual : Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice: ...
As children of the main sponsors, they would be expected to receive dharma transmission and to be promoted to the abbotship. Thus, the patron's involvement in monastic succession goes without saying. As a result of Meiho Sotetsu's setback ...
History Steven Heine Professor of Religious Studies, and Director of the Institute for Asian Studies Florida International University, Dale S. Wright David B. and Mary H. Gamble Professor of Religious Studies and Asian Studies Occidental College, 2007
8
Athenæ Oxonienses: An Exact History of All the Writers and ...
01' Durham college (nurseries for those of the order of St. Benedict, he himself being a Benedictine) he retired to his monastery of S. Mary at York, succeeded Thom. Bothe in the abbotship of that place, and in 1495, bein elected B. of Carlisle ...
Anthony à Wood, Philip Bliss, 1815
9
The Publications of the Surtees Society
For, no displeasor to your gud maistership, I have suffieiant dispensaeion to have both the abbotship and the prebend ; and, rather or I resigne the prebend, I will utterly resigne the abbotship. Wherfor boith I and all my bredern humble desireth  ...
10
The Cambridge History of Japan
This principle was first put to the test in 1038, when Myoson, the learned abbot of Onjoji, was nominated by his lay patron, Regent Fujiwara noYorimichi, to fill the vacant abbotship of Enryakuji.107 Hiei responded with an enormous show of ...
John Whitney Hall, 1988

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABBOTSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abbotship is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chinese New Year celebrations at a place of peace
He came to the temple from Taiwan in 2012 when the new abbotship began. “We would like this place to become a community center,” he said ... «The Riverdale Press, Feb 15»
2
In the spirit of love
Ven Hui Li abdicated the abbotship of Nan Hua Temple in 2001 to dedicate himself fully to his work in Africa, earning himself the reputation of ... «Malaysia Star, Nov 09»

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