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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 (Buddhism)

Abbot may also refer to:

People

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

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

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

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-An '''[[abbot]]''' is the head of a monastery.  Abbott may also refer to:
+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 (Buddhism)]]
-==Surnames==
-* [[Abiel Abbot]] (1770-1828), American pastor
-* [[Bec Abbot]], Canadian singer
-* [[Benjamin Abbot]] (1788-1849), American schoolteacher
-* [[Charles Greeley Abbot]] (1872-1973), American astrophysicist, astronomer and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
-* [[Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester]] (1757-1829), British statesman
-* [[Charles Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester]] (1798-1867), British Conservative politician
-* [[Charles Abbot (botanist)]] (1761-1817), British botanist and entomologist
-* [[Charles S. Abbot]] (born 1945), American naval admiral
-* [[Edwin Hale Abbot]] (1834-1927), American lawyer and railroad executive
-* [[Ezra Abbot]] (1819-1894), American Biblical scholar
-* [[Francis Ellingwood Abbot]], (1836–1903), philosopher and theologian
-* [[George Abbot (archbishop)]] (1562-1633), English clergyman
-* [[George Abbot (author)]] (1603-1648), English writer
-* [[Henry Abbot (martyr)]] (died 1597), English Catholic martyr
-* [[Henry Larcom Abbot]] (1831-1927), American military engineer
-* [[Joel Abbot]] (1793-1855), American naval officer
-* [[John Stevens Cabot Abbott]] (1805-1877), American author
-* [[John Abbot (entomologist)]] (1751-1840), American entomologist
-* [[Jude Abbott]], British musician
-* [[Laura Abbot]], American writer
-* [[Maurice Abbot]] (died 1540), British merchant, brother of Archbishop George Abbot
-* [[Nick Abbot]], British radio presenter
-* [[Robert Abbot (bishop)]] (1560-1617), Bishop of Salisbury
-* [[Robert Abbot (theologian)]] (1588-1622), Puritan theologian
-* [[Russ Abbot]] (born 1947), English musician, comedian, and actor
-* [[Stuart Abbot]] (born 1986), Scottish footballer
-* [[Theophilus C. Abbot]] (1826-1892), American college president
-* [[William Abbot]] (1798-1843), British actor
-* [[William Abbot (martyr)]] - see [[William Knight (martyr)]]
-* [[Willis J. Abbot]] (1863-1934), American journalist and writer
+'''Abbot''' may also refer to:
-==First names==
+{{TOC right}}
-* [[Abbot Kinney]] (1850-1920), American developer and conservationist
+==People==
+*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==
 * [[Abbot, Maine]], in Piscataquis County
-* [[Abbot, Illinois]], in Pope County
+* [[Abbots Creek]], tributary of Back Creek in New Jersey
+* [[Abbot (crater)]], lunar impact crater named for Charles Greeley Abbot
-* [[Abbots Creek]], a tributary of Back Creek in New Jersey
-* [[Abbot (crater)]], a lunar impact crater named for Charles Greeley Abbot
-==Other==
+==Other uses==
+* [[Abbot (artillery)]], a self-propelled gun
-* [[Abbot Lawn]], an historical 1863 log cabin located in Fayette County, West Virginia
-* [[FV433 Abbot SPG]], a British Army vehicle of the post war period
+* ''Abbot'', a [[GWR Waverley Class]] 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotive
-* Abbot a [[GWR Waverley Class]] 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotive
-* [[Abbot (framework)]], Abbot Java GUI Test Framework
 * [[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
 ==See also==
 *{{lookfrom|Abbot}}
-*[[Abbott]]
+*[[Abbott (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambig}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbot (Disambiguation)}}
-[[Category:Surnames]]
+{{disambiguation}}
-[[de:Abbot]]
-[[fr:Abbot]]
-[[gl:Abbot]]
-[[lv:Ebots]]
-[[pl:Abbot]]
-[[ru:Аббат (значения)]]