starets

Example Sentences

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“Well, the starets tells him about the Jesus Prayer first of all. ‘

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

“Do you want to hear what the special method of praying was that the starets told him about?” she asked.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

There were pilgrims who constantly tramped from one holy place to another and from one starets to another, and were always entranced by every shrine and every starets.

From Father Sergius by Maude, Louise Shanks

By return of post came a letter from the starets, who wrote that Sergius's pride was the cause of all that had happened.

From Father Sergius by Maude, Louise Shanks

He was so alarmed that he wrote about it to the starets.

From Father Sergius by Maude, Louise Shanks