Archimandrite
the head of a monastery; an abbot.
a superior abbot, having charge of several monasteries.
a t-tle given to distinguished celibate priests.
historical examples
i don’t know what p-ssed at their interview, but the archimandrite disappeared and i was detained.
the world’s greatest books, vol x various
one of them was already a bishop, another an archimandrite and on the way to become a bishop.
the forged coupon and other stories leo tolstoy
“nikola, serve the rakija,” said the archimandrite a third time.
through the land of the serb mary edith durham
i had not realised till then that i was to sup with the archimandrite himself.
through the land of the serb mary edith durham
they gave me that magnificent name in honour of a kinsman, an archimandrite, to whom i am-48- indebted for nothing else.
smoke turgenev ivan sergeevich
the archimandrite (abbot) of spazac, who had just arrived, came with us.
the lady of the shroud bram stoker
how funny was that story about the archimandrite of czernovitch!
ghetto tragedies israel zangwill
if they want to become bishops they can go to the archimandrite for themselves.
king john of jingalo laurence housman
they paid close attention to the counsels of the archimandrite, and died quite penitent.
the chronicles of newgate, v. 2/2 arthur griffiths
and deficiency in their demeanor was quite covered by the deportment of the archimandrite.
king john of jingalo laurence housman
noun
(greek orthodox church) the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
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