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The meaning of ABBÉ is a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders —used as a title.

It is also the title used for lower-ranking Catholic clergy in France who are not members of religious orders. [2]

Dec 11, 2025 · At graduation [Pierre Simon] Laplace faced an anguishing dilemma. His master’s degree permitted him to take either the priestly vows of celibacy or the title of abbé, signifying …

Used as a title for a cleric in major or minor orders in a French-speaking area. [French, from Old French abbe, from Late Latin abbās, abbāt-, abbot; see abbot.] American Heritage® Dictionary …

ABBÉ translate: formerly, member of the secular clergy in France, abbot, abbot. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.

Abbe in British English (ˈæbɪ, German ˈaːbə ) noun Ernst. 1840–1905, German physicist, noted for his work in optics and the microscope condenser known as the Abbe condenser

Abbe definition: Used as a title for the superior of a monastery in a French-speaking area.

Originally an abbot, but more commonly the term applied to a member of the diocesan clergy in French-speaking countries. Eventually abbé came to apply to all who were entitled to similar...

Historically, 'Abbe' is a French word that was used to refer to a member of the secular clergy in the Roman Catholic church, or simply, a clergyman or an abbot.