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1. ACCM in A, n. View full entry 1967
...(also with pronunciation ˈakəmˈækəm) Advisory Council for the Church's Ministry....
2. AMDG in A, n. View full entry 1814
...to the greater glory of God (esp. as a motto of the Jesuits)....
3. ASB in A, n. View full entry 1978
...Alternative Service Book....
4. A.V. in A, n. View full entry 1845
...Authorized Version (of the Bible) (freq. with the)....
5. Aaron, n.2 View full entry 1565
...A person resembling the Jewish high priest Aaron, esp. a high priest, a leader....
6. Aaronic, adj. View full entry 1652
...Of or relating to Aaron or the order of priesthood which he is taken to represent; Levitical. Also: characteristic of or relating to a high priest....
7. Aaronical, adj. View full entry ?1549
...Of or relating to Aaron; Aaronic....
8. Aaronical, adj. View full entry 1620
...Relating to or characteristic of a high priest; pontifical. Obs.rare....
9. Aaronite, n. and adj. View full entry a1382
...A descendant or follower of Aaron; a member of the Jewish priesthood. Cf. Aaron...
10. Aaron's bells, n. View full entry 1581
...Originally: the small bells attached to the hem of Aaron's ephod (see quot. 1611 in etymology). In later use also: small bells used as Torah scroll ornaments. Also fig....
11. abangan, n. View full entry 1956
...With pl. concord. Indonesians, esp. Javanese, who are syncretically or culturally (rather than observantly) Muslim....
12. abaton, n. View full entry 1884
...spec. An enclosure or building attached to a temple of Asclepius, in which supplicants wishing to be cured slept....
13. Abba, n.1 View full entry 1652
...A title of respect given to a religious leader or other holy man, esp. in the Middle East; spec. (in the Syrian Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, and Coptic Churches) a title...
14. abbacy, n. View full entry 1469
...The benefice, jurisdiction, or office of an abbot or abbess. Also (Sc.): †an abbey (obs.). Cf. abbotship1....
15. abbacy, n. View full entry 1756
...The term of office of an abbot or abbess. Cf. abbotship2....
16. abbas, n. View full entry 1550
...A religious or spiritual leader; spec. an abbot. Chiefly as a title of respect....
17. abbate, n. View full entry 1751
...In Italy and Italian contexts: an abbot. Also: a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor,...
18. † abbatie, n. View full entry a1300
...The benefice, jurisdiction, or office of an abbot or abbess. Also: an abbey. Cf. abbacy1....
19. abbé, n.1 View full entry 1530
...In France or French contexts: an abbot. Also: a priest or clergyman in minor orders; esp. one without an assigned ecclesiastical duty, formerly often acting as a professor, private tutor,...
20. abbess, n. View full entry c1300
...A woman who is the head or superior of an abbey of nuns or (formerly) of a double abbey of nuns and monks. Also as a title. Cf. Mother Superiormother...
