abbacy

ˈæbəsi

abbacies

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Definition of abbacy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religious office

Dated

position of leading a monastery as abbot or abbess

Dated

He was elected to the abbacy after many years.

position

time period

Dated

the period during which one is an abbot or abbess

Dated

Her abbacy lasted for over a decade.

incumbency

tenure

term

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Origin of abbacy

Latin, abbatia (abbey)

Examples of abbacy in a sentence

The abbacy demanded years of study and devotion.
His abbacy was marked by significant reforms.
The abbacy of the new leader brought peace to the monastery.

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French:abbatiale, ...
German:Abtsamt, Amtszeit als Abt, ...
Italian:abbaziato, mandato da abate, ...
Spanish:abadesa, abadía, ...
Portuguese:abadia, período como abadessa, ...
Chinese:修道院院长职务, 修道院长任期, ...
Japanese:修道院長職, ...
Arabic:رِئاسَة الدَّيْر, فَتْرَة الرِئاسَة الدَّيْرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אָב הַמְּנַזָּר, כְּהוּנַת רֹאשׁ הַמְּנַזָּר, ...
Russian:настоятель монастыря, аббатство, ...
Ukrainian:посада абата, ...
Hindi:मठाधिपत्य, अब्बासी, ...
Bengali:মঠাধ্যক্ষের পদ, অ্যাবেসির সময়কাল, ...
Catalan:abadiat, abatia, ...
Czech:opatství, období ve funkci opata, ...
Danish:abbeddømme, abbedisseperiode, ...
Dutch:abdijschap, ambtsperiode, ...
Greek:ηγουμενία, ...
Hungarian:apáti tisztség, apáti időszak, ...
Khmer:តំណែងដឹកនាំវត្តអារាមក្នុងនាមជាចៅអធិការ ឬចៅអធិការិនី, រយៈពេលកាន់តំណែងជាអភិបាលវត្ត, ...
Korean:수도원장직, 수녀원장직, ...
Persian:ریاست صومعه, دوره ریاست, ...
Polish:urząd opata, rządy opata, ...
Portuguese (BR):abadia, abadiato, ...
Romanian:stareție, abatie, ...
Swedish:abbatiat, ...
Thai:ตำแหน่งเจ้าอาวาส, การเป็นเจ้าอาวาส, ...
Turkish:başrahiplik, başrahibelik dönemi, ...
Vietnamese:chức viện trưởng, thời kỳ làm viện trưởng, ...

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