rhasophore

noun

rhas·​o·​phore

variants or rasophore

ˈrazəˌfō(ə)r

plural -s

Eastern Church

: a member of a monastic order who has not yet passed through the novitiate : novice

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek rhasophoros from rhason + Greek -phoros -phore

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