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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἱερός
- Medieval Greek · derived fromἱερομόναχος
- English todayhieromonk
From Medieval Greek ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos), from Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós) + μοναχός (monakhós).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἱερός all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.