starets

Noun

Meaning

starets (plural staretses or startsy)

An elder of a monastery in the Russian Orthodox Church who functions as an adviser and teacher.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

mentor old boy

Hypernyms

adviser consultant advisor

Derivatives

staretsy startsy

Anagrams

starset

Examples

He is sometimes considered a yurodiviy ("holy fool"), citation and a starets ("elder"), but he did not consider himself a starets, as these lived in seclusion and silence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

staree starer Stareton staretsy staretz stareworthy