Abbot (disambiguation)
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An abbot is the head of a monastery; the term is usually used in a Christian context but is used sometimes in a Buddhist context:
Abbot may also refer to:
People
[edit]- Abbot Howard Hoffman, a.k.a. Abbie Hoffman, American social and political activist
- Abbot Kinney (1850–1920), American developer and conservationist
- Abbot Augustus Low (1844–1912), American entrepreneur and inventor
- Abbot Low Moffat (1901–1996), American lawyer, politician and diplomat
- "The Abbot," a pseudonym of Rza, an American rapper
- Abbot (surname), list of notable people with the surname
Places
[edit]- Abbot, Maine, in Piscataquis County
- Abbots Creek, tributary of Back Creek in New Jersey
- Abbot (crater), lunar impact crater named for Charles Greeley Abbot
Other uses
[edit]- Abbot (artillery), a self-propelled gun
- Abbot, a GWR Waverley Class 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotive
- Leon Abbot (Artemis Fowl), an Artemis Fowl character
- The Abbot, a novel by Sir Walter Scott
- Abbot Group, an oil and gas services company
- Abbot Primate, the elected representative for Benedictines monks of the Benedictine Confederation of monasteries