Usually means: Holy elder in Eastern Orthodoxy.
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  1. starets: Merriam-Webster
  2. starets: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. starets: Collins English Dictionary
  4. starets: Vocabulary.com
  5. Starets: Wordnik
  6. starets: Wiktionary
  7. starets: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. starets: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. starets: Dictionary.com
  10. Starets: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  12. starets: FreeDictionary.org
  13. starets: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  14. starets: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. starets: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (starets)

noun:  (Eastern Orthodoxy, chiefly Russian Orthodox) An Eastern Orthodox elder, typically a monk or hieromonk, often renowned for holy wisdom, who functions as an adviser and teacher.

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