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 +The word '''''abbot''''', meaning [[father]], is a [[title]] given to the head of a [[monastery]] in various traditions, including [[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]].
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 +==See also==
 +*[[Abbé]]
 +*[[Abbé Pierre]]
 +*[[Abbot Lawn]]
 +*[[Commendatory abbot]]
 +*[[Hegumen]]
 +*[[Archimandrite]]
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The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including 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.


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