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hegumen
[ hi-gyoo-muhn ]
/ hɪˈgyu mən /
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noun Eastern Church.
the head of a monastery.
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Also he·gu·me·nos [hi-gyoo-muh-nos]. /hɪˈgyu məˌnɒs/.
Origin of hegumen
1655–65; <Medieval Latin hēgūmenus<Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead
Words nearby hegumen
hegemonic, hegemonic masculinity, hegemonism, hegemony, Hegira, hegumen, heh, he-huckleberry, Heian, heid, Heidegger
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British Dictionary definitions for hegumen
hegumen
hegumenos (hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs)
/ (hɪˈɡjuːmɛn) /
noun
the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church
Word Origin for hegumen
C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead
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