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- Medieval Greek · derived fromσταυροπήγιον
- English todaystauropegion
From Medieval Greek σταυροπήγιον (stauropḗgion). See also stauropegial.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stauropegion
Today it means: In Eastern Orthodoxy, the placement of a cross by a bishop which symbolises his approval of the construction of a church or monastery on the site the cross is placed. Full definition →
Medieval Greek σταυροπήγιον