hieromonk

English

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos) (ἱερός (hierós) + μοναχός (monakhós)).

Noun

hieromonk (plural hieromonks)

a monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest

Synonyms

priestmonk

Translations

monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest

Armenian: աբեղա (hy) (abeła)
Czech: jeromonach m
French: hiéromoine (fr) m
German: Hieromonachos m, Priestermönch m
Greek: ιερομόναχος (el) m (ieromónachos)
Italian: ieromonaco m

Portuguese: hieromonge m
Russian: иеромона́х (ru) m (ijeromonáx)
Serbo-Croatian: jeromonah (sh) m
Spanish: hieromonje m
Ukrainian: ієромонах m (ijeromonáx)

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