Mechitarist

English

Alternative forms

Mekhitarist

Etymology

Mechitar +‎ -ist, named after Mechitar of Sebaste, the founder.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛkɪˈtɑɹɪst/, /ˈmɛkɪtɑːɹɪst/

Noun

Mechitarist (plural Mechitarists)

(historical) A member of a congregation of Benedictine monks of the Armenian Catholic Church established in 1717 by Abbot Mekhitar of Sebaste on the island of San Lazzaro, south of Venice.

Translations

one of a congregation of Benedictine monks

Armenian: մխիթարյան (mxitʿaryan)
Catalan: mequitarista m
Finnish: mekhitarilainen
Italian: mechitarista
Russian: мхитари́ст m (mxitaríst)

Anagrams

arithmetics, chemiatrist, theatricism

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