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stauropegial

stauropegial adjective: of or pertaining to a stauropegion.

Adjective

stauropegial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a stauropegion.
  2. (church or brotherhood) Subordinated directly to the primate of the church (e.g. the patriarch) or the synod rather than to a local bishop.

Synonyms of stauropegial

Forms of stauropegial

alternative formstavropegial

Origin of stauropegial

From Byzantine Greek σταυροπηγία (stauropēgía), from σταυρός (staurós, “cross”) (Greek σταυρός (stavrós)) + πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “secure, fix, fasten”).

Questions about stauropegial

What does stauropegial mean?
Stauropegial means of or pertaining to a stauropegion.
What part of speech is stauropegial?
Stauropegial is an adjective.

Words near stauropegial in the dictionary

  1. stauromedusa
  2. stauromedusae
  3. stauromedusan
  4. stauromedusans
  5. stauropegia
  6. stauropegial
  7. stauropegic
  8. stauropegion
  9. staurophobia
  10. stauropolyp
  11. stauropolyps

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