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hieromonk

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos), from Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós) + μοναχός (monakhós).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: աբեղա (abeġa) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Belarusian: іераманах (ijeramanax) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Bulgarian: йеромонах (jeromonah) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Catalan: hieromonjo — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Czech: jeromonach — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Dutch: priestermonnik — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Dutch: hieromonnik — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Finnish: pappismunkki — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • French: hiéromoine — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Georgian: მღვდელმონაზონი (mɣvdelmonazoni) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • German: Hieromonachos — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • German: Priestermönch — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Greek: ιερομόναχος (ieromónachos) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Ancient Greek: ἱερομόναχος (hieromónakhos) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Indonesian: ieromonakhos — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Italian: ieromonaco — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Japanese: 修道司祭 (shūdōshisai) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Korean: 수도사제 (sudosaje) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Macedonian: јеромонах (jeromonah) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Polish: hieromnich — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Portuguese: hieromonge — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Romanian: ieromonah — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Russian: иеромона́х (ijeromonáx) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Serbo-Croatian: јеромонах — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Serbo-Croatian: jeromonah — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Spanish: hieromonje — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest
  • Ukrainian: ієромона́х (ijeromonáx) — monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest