Meanings
plural archimandrites
- Eastern OrthodoxyThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
My predecessors generally preferred to live and work in the monastery proper, but I like the solitude of the caves. I have been an archimandrite, here at Pskov, since 1915 and a humble monk for twenty years before that.
2020, Ben Creed, City of Ghosts, London: Welbeck Publishing, →ISBN, page 145 - rareEastern OrthodoxyCatholicismAn honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀρχιμανδρίτης
- Latinarchimandrīta
- Frencharchimandrite
- Englisharchimandrite
Borrowed from French archimandrite, from Latin archimandrīta, from late Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “highest”) + μάνδρα (mándra, “enclosure, cloister, monastery”) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “member of”).
More words from French, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian архимандрит
- архимандрит (arhimandrit)The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Finnish arkkimandriitta
- arkkimandriittaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
French archimandrite
- archimandriteThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
German Archimandrit
- ArchimandritThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Greek αρχιμανδρίτης
- αρχιμανδρίτης (archimandrítis)The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Hungarian arkimandrita
- arkimandritaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Italian archimandrita
- archimandritaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Japanese 掌院
- 掌院 (shōin)The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Latin archimandrita
- archimandritaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Polish archimandryta, archimandryta
- archimandrytaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
- archimandrytaAn honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest
Portuguese arquimandrita
- arquimandritaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Romanian arhimandrit
- arhimandritThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Russian архимандри́т
- архимандри́т (arximandrít)The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Spanish archimandrita
- archimandritaThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Swedish arkimandrit
- arkimandritThe superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Ukrainian архімандрит
- архімандрит (arximandryt)The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
Cite this entry
archimandrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archimandrite
“archimandrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archimandrite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archimandrite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archimandrite.
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