Archimandrite Definition
ärkə-măndrīt
noun
A celibate priest ranking below a bishop.
American Heritage
The head of a monastery or of a number of monasteries.
Webster's New World
The head of a monastery or a group of monasteries.
American Heritage
The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
Wiktionary
An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Archimandrite
Noun
Singular:
archimandrite
Plural:
archimandritesOrigin of Archimandrite
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Borrowing from French archimandrite, from Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek αρχιμανδρίτης (archimandrites), from αρχι- (archi-, “highest”) + μάνδρα (mandra, “enclosure, monastery”).
From Wiktionary
Late Latin archimandrīta from Late Greek arkhimandrītēs Greek arkhi- archi- Late Greek mandra monastery (from Greek cattle pen)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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