Pronounced: brab-ding-NAH-gee-uhn, adj
Notes: People who know this word are better read than I am
The word starets is “a religious teacher or adviser”
Our word came into English in the 1920s
Background / Comments
People familiar with the Eastern Orthodox Church (also known as Greek Orthodox) may know this word. In that church a starets is a spiritual adviser who is not necessarily a priest. Our word comes from the Russian word starets (elder).