hegumen
noun
the head of a monastery.
hegumenos
-
a variation of
hegumen.
Example Sentences
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The hegumenos I found to be more a man of war than one of ritual, and really the commander of an outpost of observation on the frontier towards Niksich.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
The hegumenos, a Dalmatian by birth, but a patriot of the first quality, and a very militant Christian, made me most welcome.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
It lodges above 300 monks, and the establishment of the hegumenos is described as resembling the court of a petty sovereign prince.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Here, for the first time in my experience with Orthodox convents, lodgings were refused me by the old hegumenos, and I instantly ordered the horses to be loaded again, without attempting to soften his surliness.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
Remembering a dear friend in the Orthodox church to whom the relics of its saints were precious, I asked the hegumenos to sell me this handkerchief.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by William James Stillman
