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 Abba
 神父

 Ab·ba n.  Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.
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 Abba
    This Syriac or Chaldee word is found three times in the New
    Testament (Mark 14:36; Rom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6), and in each case is
    followed by its Greek equivalent, which is translated "father."
    It is a term expressing warm affection and filial confidence. It
    has no perfect equivalent in our language. It has passed into
    European languages as an ecclesiastical term, "abbot."

 Abba, father