Usually means: Monk with priestly ordination authority.
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▸ noun:  A monk of the Eastern Church who is also a priest.

Similar:
hieromonach, hieromartyr, hieromnemon, monk, hierophant, Hesychast, ecclesiarch, protosyncellus, hieronymy, hegumenos, more...

Opposite:
layperson, secular, non-monastic

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Similar:
hieromonach, hieromartyr, hieromnemon, monk, hierophant, Hesychast, ecclesiarch, protosyncellus, hieronymy, hegumenos, more...

Opposite:
layperson, secular, non-monastic



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