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starets

(stär′yəts)

noun pl. startsy

Eastern Orthodox Ch. a spiritual advisor

See starets in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. star·tsy (stärtˈsē)

A spiritual adviser, often a monk or religious hermit, in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Origin:

Origin: Russian, elder, starets

Origin: , from Old Church Slavonic starĭtsĭ, elder

Origin: , from starŭ, old; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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