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Definition of: archimandrite
(är′kə·man′drīt) noun
In the Greek Orthodox Church:
1. The head of a monastery or of several monasteries.
2. A title of honor granted to distinguished celibate priests. [<L archimandrita <LGk. archimandritēs < archi- chief + mandra enclosure, monastery]
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