Definitions for Catholicos
catholi·cos

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1. Catholicosnoun

   the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches

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1. catholicosnoun

   A bishop or patriarch of certain states or regions of the ancient Near East; now specifically, the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

2. Etymology: From καθολικός.

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1. Catholicos

   Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient Greek καθολικός, pl. καθολικοί, derived from καθ' ὅλου (kath'olou, "generally") from κατά (kata, "down") and ὅλος (holos, "whole"), meaning "concerning the whole, universal, general"; it originally designated a financial or civil office in the Roman Empire.The Church of the East, some Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches historically use this title; for example the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Georgian Orthodox Church. In the Church of the East, the title was given to the church's head, the Patriarch of the Church of the East. It is still used in two successor churches, the Assyrian Church of the East and the Ancient Church of the East, the heads of which are known as Catholicos-Patriarchs. In the Armenian Church there are two catholicoi: the supreme catholicos of Ejmiadzin and the catholicos of Cilicia. The title Catholicos-Patriarch is also used by the primate of the Armenian Catholic Church. In India, an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Church; and regional head of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, an autonomous Church within Syriac Orthodox Church, use this title. The first is known as Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan and the latter as Catholicos of India but unequally same according to the constitution of the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church.

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1. catholicos

   A Catholicos is a title used in several Eastern and Oriental Christian churches to denote the head of an autonomous or autocephalous church. The title is derived from the Greek word meaning "universal" or "general." It is equivalent to the title of patriarch and is often used in conjunction with that title, as in "Catholicos-Patriarch." The duties and roles of a Catholicos can vary depending on the specific church, but they often include leading church services, making doctrinal decisions, and overseeing the administration of the church.

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1. Catholicosnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [NL. See Catholic.]

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1. Catholicos

   Catholicos, plural Catholicoi, is a title used for the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and in some cases is borne by the designated head of an autonomous church, in which case the holder might have other titles such as Patriarch. In other cases a catholicos heads a Particular Church and is subject to a patriarch or other church head. The word is a transliteration of the ancient Greek καθολικός, pl. καθολικοί, derived from καθ' ὅλου from κατά and ὅλος, meaning "concerning the whole, universal, general"; it originally designated a financial or civil office in the Roman Empire. The name of the Catholic Church is derived from the same linguistic origin. The Church of the East, some Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox churches, and some Eastern Catholic Churches historically use this title. In the Church of the East, the title was given to the church's head, the Patriarch of the Church of the East; the title Catholicos is also used for the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Georgian Orthodox Church. In the Syriac Orthodox Church the Catholicos of the East was given to the Maphrian, historically an office below the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Catholicos in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Catholicos in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Catholicos
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Catholicos
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicos
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Catholicos
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Catholicos