abbe
- noun
- /ˈæbeɪ/
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- I was growing up, but if I had not met my teacher, the abbe Sicard, my mind would not have grown at the same rate as my body; it was impoverished.
Examples
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This critical focus was explained and justified during the artist's lifetime by the aesthetician, the abbe Dubos.
Academic text (1993) -
We went to see the abbe Sicard, whom I found to be extremely thin.
Fiction book (1997) -
An abbe.
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Become... an abbe.
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I'll become an abbe.
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And why must the little abbe in Crimes and Crimes always have the last word? Why did his gesture upwards to the theater attic always come as the answer to every question?
Academic text (1996) -
This much Claude concluded: the Abbe was not, like so many abbes of the period, the degenerate son of a degenerate institution.
Fiction book (1992) -
The villagers respected the abbe for his wisdom and guidance during difficult times.
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The abbe led the ceremony, inspiring the congregation with his heartfelt speech.
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During the Revolution, many saw the abbe as a symbol of the old ways that were being challenged.
Synonyms
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9.0
A monk who leads other monks in a monastery
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9.9
A French Catholic priest often not in charge of a parish
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of a microscope with wide lenses that focuses light onto the sample
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abbe is the French form of English abbot, and it comes from the old word abbas meaning 'father'. So an abbe was a church 'father' or leader, which is why the word is used as a title for church leaders in France.