archimandrite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French archimandrite, from Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “highest”) + μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosure, monastery”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/

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

Bulgarian: архимандрит (bg) m (arhimandrit)
Finnish: arkkimandriitta (fi)
French: archimandrite (fr) m
Galician: arquimandrita m
Georgian: არქიმანდრიტი m (arkimandriṭi)
German: Archimandrit (de) m
Greek: αρχιμανδρίτης (el) m (archimandrítis)
Hungarian: arkimandrita
Italian: archimandrita (it) m

Japanese: 掌院 (しょういん, shōin)
Polish: archimandryta (pl) m
Portuguese: arquimandrita m
Russian: архимандри́т (ru) m (arximandrít)
Serbo-Croatian: arhimandrit (sh) m, episkop (sh) m
Spanish: archimandrita m
Swedish: arkimandrit (sv)
Ukrainian: архімандрит (uk) m (arximandryt)

An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi.mɑ̃d.ʁit/

Noun

archimandrite m (plural archimandrites)

archimandrite

Further reading

“archimandrite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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