"starets" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: staretses [plural], startsy [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ста́рец (stárec). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|ста́рец}} Russian ста́рец (stárec) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|startsy}} starets (plural staretses or startsy)
  1. An elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox Church who functions as an adviser and teacher. Wikipedia link: starets Categories (topical): Eastern Orthodoxy, Monasticism Translations (an elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox Church who functions as an adviser and teacher): starec [masculine] (Czech), starets [masculine] (French), Starez [masculine] (German), στάρετς (stárets) [masculine] (Greek), ста́рец (stárec) [masculine] (Russian), ста́рець (stárecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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