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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_82112" /> == | |||
<p> [[Abuna]] </p> <p> (our father), the title given by the Abyssinian [[Christians]] to their metropolitan. They receive this prelate from the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria. At one time, when the Abyssinians were greatly oppressed, they applied to the pope for help, promising never again to accept their metropolitan from the Coptic patriarch; but this forced submission to Rome did not last long. (See [[Abyssinian Church]]). </p> | <p> (n.) The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17341" /> == | |||
<p> [[Abuna]] </p> <p> (our father), the title given by the Abyssinian [[Christians]] to their metropolitan. They receive this prelate from the [[Coptic]] patriarch of Alexandria. At one time, when the Abyssinians were greatly oppressed, they applied to the pope for help, promising never again to accept their metropolitan from the Coptic patriarch; but this forced submission to Rome did not last long. (See [[Abyssinian Church]]). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_82112"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/abuna Abuna from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_17341"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/abuna Abuna from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_17341"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/abuna Abuna from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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