abbé
noun
ab·bé a-ˈbā 
ˈa-ˌbā
: a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders —used as a title
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web After his death just five years later, the paintings were inventoried simply as depictions of the basilica and square without any mention of the poor abbe. 
Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018
Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, literally, "abbot" (extended as a title to nonresident abbots and hence to any clergyman in a secular environment), going back to Old French abé, going back to Late Latin abbāt-, abbās abbot
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
abbés
noun
as in curés
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- curés
- parsons
- churchmen
- vicars
- clergymen
- abbots
- rectors
- pastors
- archbishops
- bishops
- popes
- archpriests
- priestesses
- padres
- shepherds
- prelates
- diocesans
- monks
- curates
- deans
- clergywomen
- fathers
- friars
- confessors
- presbyters
- deaconesses
- chaplains
- ecclesiastics
- religious
- priests
- Holy Joes
- mendicants
- missionaries
- sky pilots
- oblates
- clerics
- clericals
- missioners
- monsignors
- preachers
- monastics
- divines
- monsignori
- evangelists
- deacons
- revivalists
- high priests
- missionizers
- high priestesses
- ministers
- clergypersons
- dominies
- reverends
- clerks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- laymen
- lay readers
- secular
- seculars
- lectors
- laypeople