archimandrite
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French archimandrite, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin archimandrīta, from late (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “highest”) + μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosure, monastery”).
Pronunciation
Noun
archimandrite (plural archimandrites)
- (ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
- (ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
Translations
The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
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An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest
French
Pronunciation
Noun
archimandrite m (plural archimandrites)
Further reading
- “archimandrite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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