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caloyer

[ kal-uh-yer, kuh-loi-er ]

noun

  1. a monk of the Eastern Church.


caloyer

/ ˈkælɔɪə /

noun

  1. a monk of the Greek Orthodox Church, esp of the Basilian Order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of caloyer1

1605–15; < Middle French caloyer < Modern Greek kalógēros venerable, equivalent to kaló ( s ) beautiful + -gēros old ( gêr ( as ) old age + -os adj. suffix)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caloyer1

C17: from French, from Medieval Greek kalogēros venerable, from Greek kalos beautiful + gēras old age
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Example Sentences

It was restored by a Prince of Georgia or Iberia, and enlarged by his son, a caloyer.

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