the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A monk of the Greek Church; a cenobite, anchoret, or recluse of the rule of St. Basil, especially, one on or near Mt. Athos.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A monk of the Greek Church. See monk.
Word Usage
"Crossing the bed of the Ilissus and keeping nearer to Mount Hymettus, the travellers arrived at Vary, a farm belonging to the monastery of Agios Asomatos, and under the charge of a caloyer."