Meanings
nounMechitarist (plural Mechitarists)
plural Mechitarists · alternative Mekhitarist
- historicalA member of a congregation of Benedictine monks of the Armenian Catholic Church established in 1717 by Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste on the island of San Lazzaro, south of Venice.
Origin
From Mechitar + -ist, named after Mechitar of Sebaste, the founder.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan mequitarista
- mequitaristaone of a congregation of Benedictine monks
Finnish mekhitarilainen
- mekhitarilainenone of a congregation of Benedictine monks
Italian mechitarista
- mechitaristaone of a congregation of Benedictine monks
Russian мхитари́ст
- мхитари́ст (mxitaríst)one of a congregation of Benedictine monks
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APA
Mechitarist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mechitarist
MLA
“Mechitarist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mechitarist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mechitarist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mechitarist.
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