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ARCHIMANDRITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does archimandrite mean?
• ARCHIMANDRITE (noun)
The noun ARCHIMANDRITE has 1 sense:
1. the superior of an abbey of monks
Familiarity information: ARCHIMANDRITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The superior of an abbey of monks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
abbot; archimandrite
Hypernyms ("archimandrite" is a kind of...):
superior (the head of a religious community)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "archimandrite"):
abbe (a French abbot)
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