ar·chi·man·drite (är k -m n dr t)n. Eastern Orthodox Church 1. A cleric ranking below a bishop. 2. The head of a monastery or a group of monasteries. 3. Used as an honorific title for an unmarried priest. [Late Latin archimandr ta, from Late Greek arkhimandrt s : Greek arkhi-, archi- + Late Greek mandra, monastery (from Greek, cattle pen).] |
archimandrite [ˌɑːkɪˈmændraɪt]
n
(Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) Greek Orthodox Church the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
[from Late Latin archimandrīta, from Late Greek arkhimandritēs, from archi- + mandra monastery]
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