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stauropegial

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stau⋅ro⋅pe⋅gi⋅on

[stahv-raw-pee-yee-awn; Eng. stav-roh-pee-jee-on]
–noun, plural -gi⋅a [-yee-ah; Eng. -jee-uh] . Greek Orthodox Church.
(in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.

Origin:
< MGk stauropgion, equiv. to Gk stauró(s) a cross + pēg(nýnai) to fix, fasten + -ion n. suffix


stau⋅ro⋅pe⋅gi⋅al [stav-roh-pee-jee-uhl] , adjective
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