archimandrite

ar·chi·man·drite

A0407900 (är′kə-măn′drīt′)n. Eastern Orthodox Church 1. A celibate priest ranking below a bishop.2. The head of a monastery or a group of monasteries.

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

archimandrite

(ˌɑːkɪˈmændraɪt) n (Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) Greek Orthodox Church the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries[C16: from Late Latin archimandrīta, from Late Greek arkhimandritēs, from archi- + mandra monastery]

ar•chi•man•drite

(ˌɑr kəˈmæn draɪt)

n. the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries in an Eastern church. [1585–95; < Late Latin archimandrīta < Late Greek archimandritēs abbot = Greek archi- archi- + Late Greek mándr(a) monastery (Greek: fold, enclosure) + -ītēs -ite¹]

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archimandrite - the superior of an abbey of monks abbotabbe - a French abbotsuperior - the head of a religious community

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