Catholicos

[kә'θɔlikәs]

Definition

(noun.) the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches.

Editor: Nolan--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Edited by Hamilton