abbott

As a noun friar

is a member of a mendicant christian order such as the augustinians, carmelites (white friars), franciscans (grey friars) or the dominicans (black friars).

As a proper noun abbott is

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As a preposition about

is in a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.

As an adverb about

is not distant; approximate.

As an adjective about

is moving around; astir.

As a proper noun Abbott is

{{surname|from=occupations}.

As a noun parson

is an Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.

As a proper noun Abbott is

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As proper nouns the difference between abbott and bishop

is that abbott is {{surname|from=occupations} while Bishop is {{surname|from=common nouns}.

As a noun bishop is

an overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

As a verb bishop is

to act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.