Dictionary

hieromonk en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.
   • A peculiar and important rank in the Armenian hierarchy, conferred by a sort of ordination rite, is that of vartapet. He is a hieromonk or widowed priest of superior learning and ability, especially authorized to preach and teach. 1961, Donald Attwater, The Christian Churches of the East, new edition, volume 2 (Churches not in Communion with Rome), Leominster, Herefordshire: Thomas More Books, →OCLC, page 227:

Forms

Synonyms

hieromonach · priestmonk

Translations (27)

ka მღვდელმონაზონი (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · sh jeromonah (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · ru иеромона́х (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · it ieromonaco (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · ca hieromonjo (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · nl hieromonnik (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · ko 수도사제 (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · de Priestermönch (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · nl priestermonnik (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · hy աբեղա (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · pl hieromnich (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · uk ієромона́х (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · de Hieromonachos (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · ja 修道司祭 (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · fr hiéromoine (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · bg йеромонах (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · cs jeromonach (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · pt hieromonge (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · be іераманах (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · mk јеромонах (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · es hieromonje (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · sh јеромонах (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · fi pappismunkki (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · ro ieromonah (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · el ιερομόναχος (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · grc ἱερομόναχος (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest) · id ieromonakhos (monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest)