noun
hegumen
Hegumen (noun) means the leader in charge of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic tradition.
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The leader in charge of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic tradition.
"From 1517 to 1637 a total of 19 Kirillov hegumens were transferred to other influential positions, and nine of them were raised to episcopal seats."
— Ines Angeli Murzaku, Monasticism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Republics (2015)
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Etymology
Ultimately traces back to Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).
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"hegumen" (noun) means the leader in charge of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic tradition.
