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| − | A spiritual adviser, often a monk or religious hermit not necessarily a priest), in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Plural is ''startsy''. [Russian, elder, starets, from Old Church Slavonic starĭtsĭ, elder, from starŭ, old.] | + | A spiritual adviser, often a monk or religious hermit (not necessarily a priest), in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Plural is ''startsy''. [Russian, elder, starets, from Old Church Slavonic starĭtsĭ, elder, from starŭ, old.] |
==Source and Audio Pronunciation== | ==Source and Audio Pronunciation== | ||
http://www.answers.com/Starets | http://www.answers.com/Starets | ||
Revision as of 19:59, August 23, 2005
A spiritual adviser, often a monk or religious hermit (not necessarily a priest), in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Plural is startsy. [Russian, elder, starets, from Old Church Slavonic starĭtsĭ, elder, from starŭ, old.]
