hegumen
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English
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Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).
Noun
hegumen (plural hegumens)
- (Christianity) The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.
- 2015, Ines Angeli Murzaku, Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics:
- From 1517 to 1637 a total of 19 Kirillov hegumens were transferred to other influential positions, and nine of them were raised to episcopal seats.
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Translations
head of a monastery