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catholicos
[ kuh-thol-i-kuhs, -kos ]
noun
- (often initial capital letter) Eastern Church.
- any of the heads of certain autocephalous churches.
- (in some autocephalous churches) a primate subject to a patriarch and having authority over metropolitans.
- (in the early Christian church) the head of monasteries in the same city.
Catholicos
/ əˈθɒɪɒ /
noun
- the patriarch of the Armenian Church
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of catholicos1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of catholicos1
Example Sentences
He offered as evidence two redacted statements that showed transfers of $450,000 from a diocese account at Pacific Western Bank with the memo line “Catholicos of All Armenians,” the English term for the Armenian-based leader of the church.
Armenian Apostolic Church head Catholicos Garegin II and other top clerics have called for him to step down.
The head of the church, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, urged the prime minister to resign in a statement, saying that the move would “prevent upheavals in public life, as well as possible clashes and tragic consequences.”
Demonstrations calling for the resignation of the church’s leader, Catholicos Garegin II, have persisted for several months.
Pope Francis, right, and Catholicos Karekin II release white doves in front of Ararat's mountain after a ceremony at the Khor Virap's monastery, Armenia, on Sunday.
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