hegumen

[ hi-gyoo-muhn ]

noun

, Eastern Church.

1. the head of a monastery.

hegumen

/ hɪˈɡjuːmɪˌnəʊs; hɪˈɡjuːmɛn /

noun

1. the head of a monastery of the Eastern Church

Word History and Origins

Origin of hegumen¹

1655–65; < Medieval Latin hēgūmenus < Greek hēgoúmenos chief, literally, leading, present participle of hēgeîsthai to lead

Word History and Origins

Origin of hegumen¹

C16: from Medieval Latin hēgūmenus, from Late Greek hēgoumenos leader, from Greek hēgeisthai to lead

Example Sentences

Hegumen Kirion Machaidze took to to accuse the visitors of "idol worship" and of treating Father Gabriel like a "genie".

From BBC

The celebrated monastery of Rila possesses a vast estate in the Rilska Planina; its abbot or hegumen owns no spiritual superior but the exarch.

From Project Gutenberg

The Hegumen claims silence from you; on the other side, your conscience—I would like to say preference—impels you to speak a word of warning for the benefit of your patroness.

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So why not ask and answer further: What would befall the Hegumen, did you tell the accused all you had from him?

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The auditors a moment before so fierce, even the Hegumen, gazed at the preacher in a kind of awe; and there was no lessening of effect when his manner underwent a change, his head slightly drooping and his voice plaintive.

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