hieromonk

 [hahy-er-uh-muhngk, hahy-ruh-]  

hi·er·o·monk

   [hahy-er-uh-muhngk, hahy-ruh-]
noun Eastern Church.
a monk who is also a priest.
Origin:
1775–85; partial translation of Late Greek or Medieval Greek hierómonachos. See hiero-, monk
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