MEKHITARIST


Meaning of MEKHITARIST in English

/mek'i tahr"ist/ , n. Rom. Cath. Ch.

a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict. Also, Mechitarist .

[ named after Peter M. Mekhitar (1676-1749), Armenian religious reformer; see -IST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .