caloyer

From French caloyer, from Italian caloiero, from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος (kălógēros, “venerable”), from κᾰλός (kălós, “beautiful”) +‎ γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlɔɪə/

caloyer (plural caloyers)

1. (Greek Orthodoxy) A reclusive monk of the Greek Orthodox Church.

   Synonyms: anchoret, cenobite

• coalery

Borrowed from Italian caloiero, from Ancient Greek κᾰλόγηρος (kălógēros, “venerable”), from κᾰλός (kălós, “beautiful”) +‎ γῆρας (gêras, “old age”).

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɔ.je/

caloyer m (plural caloyers, feminine caloyère)

1. (Greek Orthodoxy) caloyer

• “caloyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.