Meanings
plural hieromonks
- A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
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.
1961, Donald Attwater, The Christian Churches of the East, new edition, volume 2 (Churches not in Communion with Rome), Leominster, Herefordshire: Thomas More Books, →OCLC, page 227Synonyms: hieromonach, priestmonk
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἱερός
- Medieval Greekἱερομόναχος
- Englishhieromonk
From Medieval Greek ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos), from Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós) + μοναχός (monakhós).
More words from Medieval Greek, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἱερομόναχος
- ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Bulgarian йеромонах
- йеромонах (jeromonah)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Catalan hieromonjo
- hieromonjomonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Czech jeromonach
- jeromonachmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Dutch priestermonnik, hieromonnik
- priestermonnikmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
- hieromonnikmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Finnish pappismunkki
- pappismunkkimonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
French hiéromoine
- hiéromoinemonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
German Hieromonachos, Priestermönch
- Hieromonachosmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
- Priestermönchmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Greek ιερομόναχος
- ιερομόναχος (ieromónachos)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Indonesian ieromonakhos
- ieromonakhosmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Italian ieromonaco
- ieromonacomonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Japanese 修道司祭
- 修道司祭 (shūdōshisai)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Korean 수도사제
- 수도사제 (sudosaje)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Polish hieromnich
- hieromnichmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Portuguese hieromonge
- hieromongemonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Romanian ieromonah
- ieromonahmonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Russian иеромона́х
- иеромона́х (ijeromonáx)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Spanish hieromonje
- hieromonjemonk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Ukrainian ієромона́х
- ієромона́х (ijeromonáx)monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
Cite this entry
hieromonk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hieromonk
“hieromonk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hieromonk. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hieromonk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hieromonk.
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