archimandrite
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archimandrite
- /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/
Where it comes from
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”).
noun 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.
- An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
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noun The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
| Español | archimandrita |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 掌院 shōin |
| Português | arquimandrita |
| Français | archimandrite |
| Deutsch | Archimandrit |
| Italiano | archimandrita |
| Ελληνικά | αρχιμανδρίτης archimandrítis |
| Română | arhimandrit |
| Русский | архимандри́т arximandrít |
Talk about this word "archimandrite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/archimandrite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. archimandrite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/archimandrite "archimandrite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/archimandrite.Cite this
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