Difference between Abbot and Archimandrite

What is the difference between Abbot and Archimandrite?

Abbot as a noun is the superior or head of an abbey or monastery. while Archimandrite as a noun is the superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the orthodox church.

Abbot

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. "Encyclopedia Britannica"

Archimandrite

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The superior of a large monastery, or group of monasteries, in the Orthodox Church.An honorary title sometimes given to a monastic priest.

We hope you now know whether to use Abbot or Archimandrite in your sentence.

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