‖ Catholicos
(kəˈθɒlɪkəs)
[a. Gr. καθολικός: see catholic n. 4.]
The Patriarch of Armenia.
| 1625 Purchas Pilgrims ii. 1269 The Armenians..hauing a Primate of their owne whom they calle a Catholicon. 1878 Stubbs 17 Lect. Study of Hist. (1886) 159 The Armenian Catholicos..took refuge at Sis. 1883 Daily News 20 July 5/3 Certain rights affecting the election of the Catholicos. |