Around these leaders are still numerous hereditary dynasties of non-monastic clergy who, over the centuries, might swarm in their thousands to seek ordination on the abun’s rare visits to their area.
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Abuna
//ɑˈbu.nɑ//
Synonyms for "abuna" (20 found)
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French
1 entries- abouna noun (head of the Abyssinian church)
Polish
1 entries- abuna noun (head of the Abyssinian church)
Portuguese
2 entries- Abunã name (river in the border between Bolivia and Brazil)
- abuna noun (head of the Abyssinian church)
Spanish
1 entries- Abuná name (river in the border between Bolivia and Brazil)
Sample sentences
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Two weeks later, before Abunas Pēṭros and Mātēwos, Menilek publicly swore not to deceive Mangashā nor cause him any harm.
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Thus, four Ethiopian monks were consecrated in Cairo in June 1929 (Abunas Abreham, Petros, Mikael, Yeshaq), and the fifth (Abuna Sawiros) was consecrated in Addis Ababa in January 1930.
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