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Webster 1913 Edition
Archimandrite
Arˊchi-man′drite
(ärˊkĭmăn′drīt)
, Noun.
[L.
archimandrita
, LGr. ἀρχιμανδρίτης
; pref. ἀρχι
(E. arch-
) + μάνδρα
an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church)
(a)
A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church.
(b)
A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.
Webster 1828 Edition
Archimandrite
ARCHIMAND'RITE
,Noun.
In church history, a chief of the mandrites or monks, answering to abbot in Europe.
Definition 2025
archimandrite
archimandrite
English
Noun
archimandrite (plural archimandrites)
- (ecclesiastical) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
- (ecclesiastical) An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
Translations
The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
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An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest