archimandrite – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
archimandrite
n.
head of a monastery
Archimandrite
The title
archimandrite (
archimandrites), primarily used in the
Eastern Orthodox and the
Eastern Catholic churches, originally referred to a
superior abbot whom a
bishop appointed to supervise several 'ordinary'
abbots (each styled
hegumenos) and
monasteries, or to the abbot of some especially great and important monastery. The title is also used as one purely of honour, with no connection to any actual monastery, and is bestowed on clergy as a mark of respect or gratitude for service to the Church. This particular sign of respect is only given to those priests who have taken vows of celibacy, that is monks; distinguished married clergy may receive the title of
archpriest.
archimandrite
Noun
1. the superior of an abbey of monks
(synonym) abbot
(hypernym) superior
(hyponym) abbe
archimandrite
nm.
archimandrite, head of a monastery
Archimandrite
(n.)
A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
(n.)
A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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