abbé (Meaning)
abbé
a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders
Synonyms & Antonyms of abbé
Synonyms:
- ecclesiastic
- clergywoman
- missionary
- archpriest
- missioner
- dominie
- high priestess
- cleric
- monastic
- missionizer
- clerk
- monk
- religious
- preacher
- evangelist
- reverend
- revivalist
- clerical
- high priest
- divine
- deacon
- mendicant
- minister
- sky pilot
- oblate
- priest
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
abbé Sentence Examples
- In 18th-century France, the Abbé Prévost authored the influential novel "Manon Lescaut."
- The Abbé Pierre was known for his tireless advocacy for the homeless and impoverished.
- The Abbé de l'Épée developed a sign language system for the deaf and mute.
- The Abbé Suger was a powerful advisor to King Louis VI of France.
- The Abbé Dubois was Louis XV's controversial foreign minister.
- The Abbé de Mably was a prominent French political philosopher.
- The Abbé Sieyès played a key role in the French Revolution.
- The Abbé Maury was a royalist who opposed the Revolution.
- The Abbé Grégoire was a reformer who advocated for the emancipation of the Jews.
- The Abbé de Saint-Pierre was a philosopher and pacifist who proposed a plan for perpetual peace.
FAQs About the word abbé
a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders
clergyman, parson, pastor, padre, churchman, rector,curé, vicar, presbyter, prelate
layman, lay reader, lector, layperson,secular,
In 18th-century France, the Abbé Prévost authored the influential novel "Manon Lescaut."
The Abbé Pierre was known for his tireless advocacy for the homeless and impoverished.
The Abbé de l'Épée developed a sign language system for the deaf and mute.
The Abbé Suger was a powerful advisor to King Louis VI of France.
