catholicos

Eigenname

A noun referring to the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen kirchlichen Titel der Oberhäupter der nestorianischen und der armenischen Kirche bezeichnet.

1. Ecclesiastical title C2 formal

   The supreme head or patriarch of certain Eastern Christian churches, particularly the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East.

   • The Catholicos of the Armenian Church resides in Etchmiadzin.
   • The Catholicos of the East leads the Assyrian Church of the East.
   • The Catholicos delivered a sermon during the holy ceremony.

   🇩🇪Kirchlicher Titel

   Synonyme: patriarch

• catholicoses plural form
• catholicoses' possessive plural form
• catholicos's possessive singular form