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Definition of Abba
1. n. Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
Definition of Abba
1. Noun. (context: Christianity often capitalized) 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; an honorific title given to God in the New Testament.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages = chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of aba) ¹
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Definition of Abba
1. father -- used as a title of honor [n -S]
Medical Definition of Abba
1. Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch. Origin: Syriac abba father. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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