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掌院 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • archimandrite noun The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.

Senses

掌院 is used for these senses in English:

  • archimandrite (Eastern Orthodoxy) The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.

archimandrite — full definition

  1. noun The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.
  2. noun An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.