ARCHIMANDRITE


Meaning of ARCHIMANDRITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌär-kə-ˈman-ˌdrīt ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin archimandrites, from Late Greek archimandritēs, from Greek archi- + Late Greek mandra monastery, from Greek, fold, pen

Date: 1591

: a dignitary in an Eastern church ranking below a bishop ; specifically : the superior of a large monastery or group of monasteries

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