What does "Khouriya" mean? I have seen the word in reference to wives of Orthodox priests.?

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What does "Khouriya" mean? I have seen the word in reference to wives of Orthodox priests.?

2007-09-13 14:33:43 · 1 answers · asked by hlloyd01261972@sbcglobal.net 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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Kouri would be a Christian priest in Arabic and kouriya would be his wife.an honored position in the Eastern Christian communities,Catholic as well as Orthodox.
Presbytera would be the Greek equivalent .

2007-09-13 14:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋