hegumen

[ hi-gyoo-muhn ]

/ hɪˈgyu mən /

noun Eastern Church.

the head of a monastery.

Also he·gu·me·nos

[hi-gyoo-muh-nos]. /hɪˈgyu məˌnɒs/.

Origin of hegumen

1655–65; <Medieval Latin hēgūmenus<Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead

Words nearby hegumen

hegemonic, hegemonism, hegemony, Hegglin's anomaly, Hegira, hegumen, heh, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid, Heidegger

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Example sentences from the Web for hegumen

So why not ask and answer further: What would befall the Hegumen, did you tell the accused all you had from him?
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
Sergius, did the Hegumen tell you whence this calumny had origin?
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
He was scarcely in condition to think; yet he comprehended the despairing cry of the Hegumen, Oh, my God!
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
In the colloquy overheard by him the chief speaker described himself a son of the Hegumen of the St. James'.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace

Against them the Hegumen will be slow in proceeding to my expulsion.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for hegumen

hegumen

hegumenos (hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs)

/ (hɪˈɡjuːmɛn) /

noun

the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church

Word Origin for hegumen

C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead

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单词	hegumen
释义	hegumen [ hi-gyoo-muhn ] / hɪˈgyu mən / noun Eastern Church. the head of a monastery. Also he·gu·me·nos [hi-gyoo-muh-nos]. /hɪˈgyu məˌnɒs/. Origin of hegumen 1655–65; <Medieval Latin hēgūmenus<Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead Words nearby hegumen hegemonic, hegemonism, hegemony, Hegglin's anomaly, Hegira, hegumen, heh, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid, Heidegger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hegumen So why not ask and answer further: What would befall the Hegumen, did you tell the accused all you had from him? The Prince of India, Volume II\|Lew. Wallace Sergius, did the Hegumen tell you whence this calumny had origin? The Prince of India, Volume II\|Lew. Wallace He was scarcely in condition to think; yet he comprehended the despairing cry of the Hegumen, Oh, my God! The Prince of India, Volume I\|Lew. Wallace In the colloquy overheard by him the chief speaker described himself a son of the Hegumen of the St. James'. The Prince of India, Volume I\|Lew. Wallace Against them the Hegumen will be slow in proceeding to my expulsion. The Prince of India, Volume II\|Lew. Wallace British Dictionary definitions for hegumen hegumen hegumenos (hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs) / (hɪˈɡjuːmɛn) / noun the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church Word Origin for hegumen C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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