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ABBA
Etymology 1
Noun
abba (plural abbas)
(Christianity, Judaism) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.
Etymology 2
Variant forms.
Noun
abba (plural abbas)
Alternative form of aba
Anagrams
• AABB, abab, baba
Etymology
Noun
Abba (plural Abbas)
(Christianity) Father, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Anagrams
• AABB, abab, baba
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"ba, n. Etym: [Syriac abba father. See Abbot.]
Definition: 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 Edition
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