catholicos
/kəˈθɒlɪkəs/
catholicos noun: a high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
Noun
catholicos (plural catholicoses or catholicoi)
- A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
- Kavad had quickly ordered that a new Catholicos should be chosen for the Church, ending a hiatus of twenty years in which Shah Khusrau had prevented the office being filled.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 252
catholicos meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Persian
catholicos in Arabic
- high-ranking bishop or patriarch
- جَاثليق jaṯlīq
catholicos in Indonesian
- high-ranking bishop or patriarch
- katolikos
catholicos in Persian
- high-ranking bishop or patriarch
- جاثلیق jâsoliq
Forms of catholicos
| plural | catholicoses |
|---|---|
| plural | catholicoi |
Origin of catholicos
From Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós). Doublet of catholic.
Questions about catholicos
- What does catholicos mean?
- Catholicos means a high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
- What is catholicos in Arabic?
- Catholicos in Arabic is جَاثليق (jaṯlīq). See Catholicos meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is catholicos?
- Catholicos is a noun.
- How do you pronounce catholicos?
- Catholicos is pronounced /kəˈθɒlɪkəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of catholicos?
- The plural of catholicos is catholicoses.
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