hegumen

American  

[hi-gyoo-muhn] / hɪˈgyu mən /

Also hegumenos

noun

Eastern Church.

1. the head of a monastery.

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hegumen British  

/ hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs, hɪˈɡjuːmɛn /

noun

1. the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church

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Etymology

Origin of hegumen

1655–65; < Medieval Latin hēgūmenus < Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead

Example Sentences

Hegumen Kirion Machaidze took to to accuse the visitors of "idol worship" and of treating Father Gabriel like a "genie".

From BBC

The celebrated monastery of Rila possesses a vast estate in the Rilska Planina; its abbot or hegumen owns no spiritual superior but the exarch.

From Project Gutenberg

"Nay," said the Hegumen, "I will urge him to go."

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There were present officers of the army and navy, members of the Court, the Patriarch, a number of the Clergy—Hegumen, as they are called—and the Princess Irene, with a large suite of highborn ladies married and unmarried.

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The Hegumen, in the midst of the group, talked excitedly, though in a low tone.

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