Presbytera
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* Romanian: ''Preoteasa'' | * Romanian: ''Preoteasa'' | ||
* Russian: ''Matushka'' (literally means "mama," i.e., the intimate form of "mother"; more common in "diaspora" Russian traditions than within Russia itself) | * Russian: ''Matushka'' (literally means "mama," i.e., the intimate form of "mother"; more common in "diaspora" Russian traditions than within Russia itself) | ||
| − | * Serbian: ''Popadija''; ''Protinica'' (pronounced ''proh-tee-nee'-tsah'') for a [[ | + | * Serbian: ''Popadija''; ''Protinica'' (pronounced ''proh-tee-nee'-tsah'') for a [[protopresbyter]]'s wife |
* Ukrainian: ''Panimatka'' or ''Panimatushka'' ("little mama") | * Ukrainian: ''Panimatka'' or ''Panimatushka'' ("little mama") | ||
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Presbytera (also spelled as presvytera) is a Greek title of honor that is used to refer to a priest's wife. It is derived from presbyteros—the Greek word for priest (literally, "elder"). There does not currently seem to be any standard English equivalent, so most English-speaking Orthodox Christians will use the title most common in the old country churches from which their local family or parish finds its origin.
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Other languages
Presbytera corresponds to the following equivalent titles:
- Albanian: Prifteresha
- Arabic: Khouria (from the word khoury, meaning "priest")
- Carpatho-Russian: Pani (a shortened form of Panimatka)
- Finnish: Ruustinna (from the word rovasti (protoiereos), in Karelia: Maatuska)
- Old Icelandic: Prestkona ("priest's woman")
- Romanian: Preoteasa
- Russian: Matushka (literally means "mama," i.e., the intimate form of "mother"; more common in "diaspora" Russian traditions than within Russia itself)
- Serbian: Popadija; Protinica (pronounced proh-tee-nee'-tsah) for a protopresbyter's wife
- Ukrainian: Panimatka or Panimatushka ("little mama")
See also
Books
- Presbytera: The Life, Mission, and Service of the Priest's Wife, by Athanasia Papademetriou (ISBN 0972466142)
External links
- National Sisterhood of Presvyteres (GOARCH)
- "The Orthodox Clergy Wife" by Matushka Valerie G. Zahirsky (Orthodox Family Life)
- "The Shadow of a Priest" from Orthodox America
