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The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.
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Hegumen — Hegumen, hegumenos, or ihumen (Greek: ἡγούμενος ; Macedonian, Bulgarian and Russian: игумен, trans. igumen ; Ukrainian: Ігумен ihumen ; ka. იღუმენი, iğumeni ; Romanian: egumen ; Serbian: Игуман or Iguman ) is the title for the head of a monastery … Wikipedia
Hegumen — Der Hegumen (auch Igumen oder Hegumenos) ist der Klostervorsteher im Kloster der Orthodoxen Kirchen. Der Begriff leitet sich aus altgriechisch hēgoúmenos (ἡγούμενος), „Führer“, „Leiter“ her. Im Bulgarischen, Mazedonischen, Russischen und im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hegumen — /hi gyooh meuhn/, n. Eastern Ch. the head of a monastery. Also, hegumenos /hi gyooh meuh nos /. [1655 65; < ML hegumenus < Gk hegoúmenos chief, lit., leading, prp. of hegeîsthai to lead] * * * … Universalium
hegumen — he·gu·men … English syllables
hegumen — he•gu•men [[t]hɪˈgyu mən[/t]] also he•gu•me•nos [[t] məˌnɒs[/t]] n. rel the head of a monastery in the Eastern Church • Etymology: 1655–65; < ML hēgūmenus < Gk hēgoúmenos chief, lit., leading, prp. of hēgeîsthai to lead … From formal English to slang
hegumen — /həˈgjumən/ (say huh gyoohmuhn) noun the head of a monastery in the Greek Orthodox Church Also, hegumenos. {Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Greek hēgoumenos, properly present participle of hēgeisthai lead} …
hegumen — hə̇ˈgyümə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin hegumenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos, from Greek hēgoumenos leader, president, from present participle of hēgeisthai to lead more at seek : the head of a religious community (as a small monastery) in… … Useful english dictionary
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Arkadi Monastery — Venetian baroque church at Moni Arkadiou The monastery of Arkadi (in Greek: / Moní Arkadhíou) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 14 mi (23 km) to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of Crete (in Greece) … Wikipedia
Job of Pochayiv — Infobox Saint name=Saint Job of Pochayiv birth date=c. 1551 death date=October 28 1651 feast day=October 28 (Repose) August 28 (Uncovering of Relics) October 10 (Synaxis Saints of Volhynia) venerated in=Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize=280px… … Wikipedia
