O.S.B.

American  

abbreviation

1. Order of St. Benedict (Benedictine).

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OSB British  

abbreviation

1. Order of Saint Benedict

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Example Sentences

Rev. Alban Boultwood, O.S.B., and handed him a copy of the Holy Rule of St. Benedict as a reminder of an abbot's responsibilities.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Rev. Dom Basil Matthews, O.S.B., reputedly the first of his race to be ordained a Benedictine priest, had been invited by the Roman Catholic diocese to further its drive for interracial amity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rev. Adam F. Hunkler, O.S.B., self-taught Catholic priest, played the five-string finger banjo on the same program with that maestro known to all Hawaiian guitarists, Sophocles Papas.

From Time Magazine Archive

I must also express my great indebtedness to the Right Rev. Abbot Gasquet, O.S.B., both on account of his invaluable books, which I have used freely, and for his personal kindness in answering my questions.

From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh

Father Ignatius Rice, O.S.B., another old and dear friend, came over from the Abbey at Douai, to join Father O'Connor at breakfast at the Inn and they afterwards walked up together to Top Meadow.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie