starets

[ stahr-its, -yits ]
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noun,plural star·tsy [stahrt-see]. /ˈstɑrt si/. Russian Orthodox Church.
  1. a religious teacher or counselor.

Origin of starets

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1915–20; <Russian stárets elder, derivative of stáryǐ old

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How to use starets in a sentence

  • The Empress, her head bowed in silence, knelt before the weird impressive shrine, side by side with the starets.

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  • One day a frantic message came to me over the telephone from Madame Vyrubova, who inquired the whereabouts of the starets.

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  • The Tsar bowed as the starets, crossing himself, bestowed his blessing upon him.

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  • Experts were brought in, when it was found that the writing was in Russian character, and the words were: "The holy starets is——"

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  • This conveyed nothing to the London police, who, of course, knew nothing save that a "starets" in Russia is a "saint."

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