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View synonyms for starets
starets
[ stahr-its, -yits ]
noun
, Russian Orthodox Church.
, plural star·tsy [stahrt, -see].
- a religious teacher or counselor.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of starets1
1915–20; < Russian stárets elder, derivative of stáryǐ old
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Example Sentences
The Empress, her head bowed in silence, knelt before the weird impressive shrine, side by side with the Starets.
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One day a frantic message came to me over the telephone from Madame Vyrubova, who inquired the whereabouts of the Starets.
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The Tsar bowed as the Starets, crossing himself, bestowed his blessing upon him.
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Experts were brought in, when it was found that the writing was in Russian character, and the words were: "The holy Starets is——"
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This conveyed nothing to the London police, who, of course, knew nothing save that a "Starets" in Russia is a "saint."
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