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noun
One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Ancient Greek κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr). The alternative form ktitor likely came via a Slavic intermediary such as Macedonian ктитор (ktitor) or Serbo-Croatian ktitor.
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