stauropegion
[ stahv-raw-pee-yee-awn; English stav-roh-pee-jee-on ]
/ ˌstɑv rɔˈpi yi ɔn; English ˌstæv roʊˈpi dʒiˌɒn /
noun, plural stau·ro·pe·gi·a [stahv-raw-pee-yee-ah; English stav-roh-pee-jee-uh] /ˌstɑv rɔˈpi yi ɑ; English ˌstæv roʊˈpi dʒi ə/. Greek Orthodox Church.
(in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
Origin of stauropegion
< Medieval Greek
stauropḗgion, equivalent to Greek
stauró(s) a cross +
pēg(nýnai) to fix, fasten +
-ion noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM stauropegion
stau·ro·pe·gi·al [stav-roh-pee-jee-uh l] /ˌstæv roʊˈpi dʒi əl/, adjectiveWords nearby stauropegion
staun,
staunch,
staunton,
staurion,
staurolite,
stauropegion,
stauroplegia,
stauroscope,
stavanger,
stave,
stave off