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hegumen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hegu-men
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡγούμενος (hēgoúmenos, “leader”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἡγούμενος

Inflected Forms

hegumens (plural) hegumenos (alternative) egumen (alternative) igumen (alternative) higumen (alternative) ihumen (alternative) hegumon (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

abbot archimandrite hetman hegumene hegumeness

Questions

What does hegumen mean?
The head of a monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church or Eastern Catholic Churches.
Where does hegumen come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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