starets

English Thesaurus

1. a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church (noun.person)

hypernym	:	adviser, advisor, consultant,
definition	:	an expert who gives advice (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	grigori efimovich rasputin, rasputin,
definition	:	Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916) (noun.person)