archimandrite
/ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/
archimandrite noun: the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
Noun
archimandrite (plural archimandrites)
- The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
- My predecessors generally preferred to live and work in the monastery proper, but I like the solitude of the caves. I have been an archimandrite, here at Pskov, since 1915 and a humble monk for twenty years before that.2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 145
- An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
Forms of archimandrite
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Origin of archimandrite
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”).
Words formed from archimandrite
Questions about archimandrite
- What does archimandrite mean?
- Archimandrite means the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
- What part of speech is archimandrite?
- Archimandrite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce archimandrite?
- Archimandrite is pronounced /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/.
- What is the plural of archimandrite?
- The plural of archimandrite is archimandrites.
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