Abyssinian

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Etymology

From Abyssinia +‎ -n.

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Adjective

Abyssinian (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or pertaining to Ethiopia or its inhabitants; Ethiopian.
    Synonyms: Abassian, Abyssin
  2. Of or pertaining to the Abyssinian Church.
    • 1922, H Weld Blundell, “Appendix G. Christianity in Abyssinia.”, in The Royal Chronicle of Abyssinia, 1769–1840, with Translation and Notes, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: At the University Press, →OCLC, page 519:
      This king immediately restored the Abyssinian doctrines, and hunted out the Jesuit missionaries.
    • 1945 August, Gregory Dix, “Variable Prayers in the Eastern Rites”, in The Shape of the Liturgy, 2nd edition, Westminster: Dacre Press, →OCLC, chapter XIV (Variable Prayers at the Eucharist), page 530:
      The Abyssinian rite has fourteen different eucharistic prayers for use on different liturgical days;
    • 1952, Henry H Hart, “The Ships’ Companies”, in Sea Road to the Indies: An Account of the Voyages and Exploits of the Portuguese Navigators, Together with the Life and Times of Dom Vasco da Gama, Capitão-Mór, Viceroy of India and Count of Vidigueira, London; Edinburgh; Glasgow: William Hodge and Company, Limited, →OCLC, page 111:
      Among the documents, according to the chronicler Barros, was information brought to Lisbon by an Abyssinian priest, one Lucas Marcos, in 1490.

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Noun

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Abyssinian (plural Abyssinians)

  1. A short-haired domestic cat descended from cats of ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest breeds in the world.
    Synonyms: Aby, Abyssinian cat
  2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.
  3. (dated) A native of Ethiopia.
    Synonyms: Abassian, Abyssin
    • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 308:
      A group of Abyssinians are astride horses in brightly colored saddles at the top of the hill across the valley.

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Proper noun

Abyssinian

  1. The Amharic language.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Abyssinian, n. and adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.