Catholicos
- Catholicos Ca*thol"i*cos, n. [NL. See {Catholic}.] (Eccl.)
The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at
Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction
over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of
Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of
Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of the Armenians in Turkey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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