Starets

Synonyms for "starets" (121 found)

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abecedarian angel antediluvian antique authorityback numberboss bwanacertified teacherchef chiefchurch dignitaryconservative dad docent doctor dodo dominie don ecclesiarch

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educationist educator elder

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (36)

elder statesmanemployer fellow fogy fossil fudfuddy duddyfuddy-duddy goodman grannygreat soulguide guruhas beenhas-beenholy manhusband illuminate instructor intellect

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intellectual liegeliege lordlonghair lordlord paramountlover of wisdommaestro mahatmaman of intellectman of wisdommandarin master mastermind matriarch

Noun(1 words)

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melamed mentor methuselahmid victorianmid-victorian mossback mullahold believerold crockold dodoold fogyold linerold manold poopold timerold womanold-timer oracle overlord padrone

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pandit paramount paterfamilias patriarch patron pedagogist pedagogue philosopher pop pops preceptor professor pundit rabbi reactionaryregular old fogyrelic rishi sage sahib saint sapient savant scholar schoolkeeper schoolmaster schoolteacher seer seigneur seignior square teacher thinker traditionalistwise manwise old man

Noun(4 words)

mentor sagespiritual fatherwise elder

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9 entries

adviser advisor cleric consultant eldermonastic figurereligious leaderreligious practitionerteacher

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6 entries

abbot staretsmonastic reclusemoral guidespiritual mentorwandering asceticwandering starets

Collocations

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Russian Orthodox elderascetic eldermonastic elderspiritual fatherspiritual guidewandering starets

Derivations

3 entries

staretsdom staretsian staretslike

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