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| has gloss | eng: The Caloyers (from the Greek kalos ghérôn, "good old men"), also spelled Calogers or Calogeri, were Greek monks who followed the rule of Saint Basil of Caesarea. Both male and female, they inhabited Mount Athos (only men), and disseminated throughout many of the churches of the East. They lived either in monasteries, as at Mount Athos and Meteora or insulated in hermitages, devoted to agriculture and prayer. |
| lexicalization | eng: Caloyers |
| instance of | c/Ascetics |
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| has gloss | fra: Caloyers (du grec kalos ghérôn, bon vieillard) est un mot qui, dans la langue grecque populaire, désigne les moines. On lutilise parfois en français pour désigner des moines de langue grecque ou de culture grecque. Ce mot désigne les moines orthodoxes mais il peut aussi désigner des moines grecs-catholiques de lordre de Saint-Basile. |
| lexicalization | fra: Caloyers |
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