Thero

Thero
For the figure in Greek mythology, see Thero (Greek mythology).

Thero (Sinhala: ස්ථවිර, also called Thera, feminine form Theri) is an honorific term for fully ordained Buddhist monks in the Buddhist monastic order. The term Theri is used fully ordained Buddhist nuns. The terms are derived from Pāli language and translate as 'elder and venerable'. These terms are used at the end of a monk or nun's other names. They are also useful to distinguish Buddhist monastics from lay people (upāsaka and upāsikā) who keep precepts. Usage of these terms varies in each Buddhist tradition. In Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist tradition, these terms are widely used.

Some prominent theros / theris :

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  • théro- — ❖ ♦ Élément, du grec thêro , de thêr, thêros « bête sauvage » entrant dans la composition de termes didactiques; || ex. : théromorphe adj., (1924, in Rev. gén. des sc.) « qui ressemble à une bête sauvage » …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Thero — Thero, Einsiedler in Aegypten, findet sich ohne nähere Angaben in unserm hds. H. L …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Thero — THERO, ûs, od. onis, Gr. Θερὼ, οῦς, eine Frauensperson, welche den Mars, statt der Amme, auferzogen. wiewohl doch wenigstens die Griechen nichts von ihr wissen wollen. Pausan. Lacon. c. 19. p. 199 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Thero [1] — THERO, ûs, des Phylas Tochter, mit welcher Apollo den Chäron zeugete. Auct. Eoearum ap. Pausan. Bœot. c. 40. p. 605 …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • thero- — word forming element meaning beast, from comb. form of Gk. ther wild beast, from PIE *ghwer wild beast (Cf. L. ferus wild, ferox fierce; see FIERCE (Cf. fierce)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • thero — eleu·thero·dac·ty·lus; …   English syllables

  • THERO vel THERON — viri proprium. Virgil. 1. 10. Aen. v. 312 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • thero — (G). A wild beast; summer; hunt for …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

  • thero- — see ther …   Useful english dictionary

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