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archierey

archierey noun: the higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.

Noun

archierey pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.
    • the eparchial archiereys, under whose authority the schools1802, Charles François Philibert Masson, Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg

Origin of archierey

Borrowed from Russian архиере́й (arxijeréj), from Ancient Greek.

Questions about archierey

What does archierey mean?
Archierey means the higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.
What part of speech is archierey?
Archierey is a noun.

Words near archierey in the dictionary

  1. archiepiscopal cross
  2. archiepiscopal crosses
  3. archiepiscopality
  4. archiepiscopate
  5. archiepiscopates
  6. archierey
  7. archies
  8. Archies Creek
  9. archiestrogen
  10. archiestrogens
  11. Archigetes

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