archimandrite (redirected from archimandrites)

ar·chi·man·drite  (ärk-mndrt)

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.

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[Late Latin archimandrta, from Late Greek arkhimandrts : Greek arkhi-, archi- + Late Greek mandra, monastery (from Greek, cattle pen).]

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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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Noun

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archimandrite - the superior of an abbey of monks     abbot abbe - a French abbot superior - the head of a religious community