Definition of ARCHIMANDRITE

archimandrite

Meanings

Plural: archimandrites

Noun

  • the superior of an abbey of monks
  • The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
  • An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French archimandrite, from Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “highest”) + μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosure, cloister, monastery”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “member of”).

Synonyms

abbot

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