hegumen
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hegumen
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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).
noun hegumens · hegumenos · egumen · igumen · higumen · ihumen
- The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches. From 1517 to 1637 a total of 19 Kirillov hegumens were transferred to other influential positions, and nine of them were raised to episcopal seats.
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Talk about this word "hegumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hegumen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hegumen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hegumen "hegumen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hegumen.Cite this
@misc{hegumen_2026,
title = {hegumen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hegumen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
