English Explanatory Dictionary

hegumen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.

Word forms

hegumen hegumens hegumenos egumen igumen higumen ihumen hegumon

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).

Related words

abbot archimandrite hetman
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