Definition of Abba

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Ab·ba    (b, äb) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Bible In the New Testament, God.
2. abba Used as a title of honor for bishops and patriarchs in some Christian churches of Egypt, Syria, and Ethiopia.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Late Latin abb, from Greek ; see abbot

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