archimandrite

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek αρχιμανδρίτης (archimandrites), from αρχι- (archi-), “‘archi-’”) + μάνδρα (mandra), “‘enclosure, monastery’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɑːkı'mændraıt/

[edit] Noun

Singular
archimandrite

Plural
archimandrites

archimandrite (plural archimandrites)

  1. The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
  2. An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.

[edit] Translations

The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest
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