ARCHIMANDRITE

abbot, archimandrite

(noun) the superior of an abbey of monks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar`chi*man"drite, n. Etym: [L. archimandrita, LGr. arch-) + (Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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