hieromonk

hieromonk

English

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos), from Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós) + μοναχός (monakhós).

Noun

hieromonk (plural hieromonks)

1. A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
   • 1961, Donald Attwater, The Christian Churches of the East, volume 2 (Churches not in Communion with Rome), new edition, Leominster, Herefordshire: Thomas More Books, OCLC 5131323, page 227:

     A peculiar and important rank in the Armenian hierarchy, conferred by a sort of ordination rite, is that of vartapet. He is a hieromonk or widowed priest of superior learning and ability, especially authorized to preach and teach.

Synonyms

• hieromonach
• priestmonk

Translations

monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest

Armenian: աբեղա (hy) (abeła) Czech: jeromonach m Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: priestermonnik m, hieromonnik m Estonian: please add this translation if you can Finnish: pappismunkki French: hiéromoine (fr) m Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Hieromonachos m, Priestermönch m Greek: ιερομόναχος (el) m (ieromónachos) Italian: ieromonaco m Macedonian: јеромонах m (jeromonah) Portuguese: hieromonge m Russian: иеромона́х (ru) m (ijeromonáx) Serbo-Croatian: jeromonah (sh) m Spanish: hieromonje m Ukrainian: ієромона́х m (ijeromonáx)