ktetor
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who funds the building or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery.
Example Sentences
- "Sava drew upon the monastery’s typikon (rule or charter), which was his privilege as ktitor (founder) of the institution."
- "Theodora’s prime concern as founder, or ktitor, and first abbess of the nunnery is her daughter, Euphrosyne, who was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Christ when still a child."
- "The closest figure to the central part of facade is the bearded ktitor of the church holding its model in his right hand."
- "The Dragaš family regarded Poganovo as their “family monastery” but as far as I can determine there is no ktitor portrait there today."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κτήτωρ (ktḗtōr). The alternative form ktitor likely came via a Slavic intermediary such as Macedonian ктитор (ktitor) or Serbo-Croatian ktitor.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: κτήτωρ