catholicos
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See also: cathólicos
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós). Doublet of catholic.
Pronunciation
Noun
catholicos (plural catholicoses or catholicoi)
- (Christianity) A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 252:
- Kavad had quickly ordered that a new Catholicos should be chosen for the Church, ending a hiatus of twenty years in which Shah Khusrau had prevented the office being filled.
Translations
high-ranking bishop or patriarch
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See also
Latin
Adjective
catholicōs