archimandrite

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• /ˌɑːkɪˈmændɹaɪt/
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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”).

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: архимандрит (arhimandrit) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Finnish: arkkimandriitta — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• French: archimandrite — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Galician: arquimandrita — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Georgian: არქიმანდრიტი (arkimandriṭi) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• German: Archimandrit — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Greek: αρχιμανδρίτης (archimandrítis) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Hungarian: arkimandrita — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Italian: archimandrita — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Japanese: 掌院 (shōin) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Latin: archimandrita — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Macedonian: архимандрит (arhimandrit) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Polish: archimandryta — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Portuguese: arquimandrita — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Romanian: arhimandrit — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Russian: архимандри́т (arximandrít) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Serbo-Croatian: arhimandrit — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Serbo-Croatian: episkop — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Spanish: archimandrita — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Swedish: arkimandrit — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Ukrainian: архімандрит (arximandryt) — The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church
• Polish: archimandryta — An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest