1. The superior or abbot of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Usage: religious; Eastern Orthodox tradition

Examples

• The hegumen led the monks in their daily prayers.
• The monastery's hegumen was respected for his wisdom and piety.
• As hegumen, he oversaw all spiritual and administrative matters of the community.
• The hegumen appointed new brothers to various duties within the monastery.
• Pilgrims sought the blessing of the hegumen during their visit to the monastery.