syncellus

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noun

One who holds an office in an Eastern Catholic or Orthodox Church roughly equivalent to that of an episcopal vicar in the Roman Catholic Church.

OriginLatin syncellus ← Ancient Greek σύγκελλος →
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Meanings

nounsyncellus (plural syncelli)

plural syncelli

  1. ChristianityOne who holds an office in an Eastern Catholic or Orthodox Church roughly equivalent to that of an episcopal vicar in the Roman Catholic Church.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσύγκελλος
  2. Latinsyncellus
  3. Englishsyncellus

From Latin syncellus, from Ancient Greek σύγκελλος (súnkellos).

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syncellus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncellus

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Chicago

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