Abba

[æbә]

Definition

(n.) Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.

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Definition

n. father a term retained in the Gr. text of the New Testament together with its translation 'father ' hence Abba father applied to God the Father: also a bishop in the Syriac and Coptic Churches.

Typist: Ora