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hegumen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

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History

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قُمُّص (qummuṣ) — head of a monastery
  • Finnish: igumeeni — head of a monastery
  • French: hégoumène — head of a monastery
  • French: higoumène — head of a monastery
  • Georgian: იღუმენი კაცი (iɣumeni ḳaci) — head of a monastery
  • Italian: egumeno — head of a monastery
  • Macedonian: игумен (igumen) — head of a monastery
  • Macedonian: игуменија (igumenija) — head of a monastery
  • Russian: игу́мен (igúmen) — head of a monastery
  • Serbo-Croatian: игуман (iguman) — head of a monastery
  • Slovak: igumen — head of a monastery
  • Slovak: igumena — head of a monastery