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stauropegion
[ stahv-raw-pee-yee-awn; English stav-roh-pee-jee-on ]
noun
Greek Orthodox Church.
plural stauropegia
- (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ٲ···· [stav-roh-, pee, -jee-, uh, l], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stauropegion1
< Medieval Greek ٲܰDZḗgDz, equivalent to Greek ٲܰó ( s ) a cross + ŧ ( ýԲ ) to fix, fasten + -ion noun suffix
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