Mekhitarist

Mekhitarist
/mek'i tahr"ist/, n. Rom. Cath. Ch.
a member of an order of Armenian monks founded in Constantinople in the 18th century and following the rule of St. Benedict. Also, Mechitarist.
[named after Peter M. Mekhitar (1676-1749), Armenian religious reformer; see -IST]

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