Pronunciation : Ab"ba
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Syriac abba father. See Abbot.]
Definition : Defn: Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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