Lavraとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

lavra (複数形 lavras または lavrae)

1. Alternative form of laura
   • 2000, Edward G. Mathews, Jr., Lavra, entry in William M. Johnston (editor), Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L, page 747,

     He left this and, together with a fellow monk, Theoctistus, founded a number of other monasteries and lavras, including the lavra on the cliff in Wadi Mukallik and another in the area of Mishor Adummim.

   • 2002, Graham Speake, Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise, page 43:

     The other 46 signatories of the Tragos can be assumed to have been hegoumenoi of lavras — no doubt perfectly well-run holy houses in their way, but they lacked the architectural grandeur of the Great Lavra, and they lacked its staying power too.

   • 2011, Norman Tanner, New Short History of the Catholic Church, page 77:

     Also important were the lavras (colonies of hermits) established in Palestine between the fourth and early sixth centuries, notably those founded by St Euthymius (+473) and his disciple St Sabas (+532).

アナグラム

• Raval, alvar, arval, larva