長老

长老
zhǎnglǎo
  1. elder
  2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk

CEDICT

  1. (Christianity) presbyter; elder
  2. elder; senior; oldster
  3. presbyter; elder
  4. reverent address for an old monk or an elder of a religion

Wiktionary

  1. 年長者的通稱。
  2. 佛教用語：(1)對戒臘高的比丘之尊稱。也稱為「上座」。(2)寺院的住持和尚。元．王實甫《西廂記．第二本．第一折》：「長老在法堂上高叫：『兩廊僧俗，但有退兵之策的，倒賠房奩，斷送鶯鶯與他為妻。』」《西遊記．第九回》：「那金山寺長老叫做法明和尚，修真悟道，已得無生妙訣。」
  3. 基督教長老會中的執事者。多由較早入教的年高德劭者擔任。

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Entry Composition

1 長 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
2 老 lǎo
  1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. old (of people)
  3. venerable (person)
  4. experienced
  5. of long standing
  6. always
  7. all the time
  8. of the past
  9. very
  10. outdated
  11. (of meat etc) tough

Containing this entry

長老會 Zhǎnglǎohuì Presbyterianism
長老宗 zhǎnglǎozōng
長老教會 Zhǎnglǎo Jiàohuì

Related entries

元老 yuánlǎo
  1. senior figure
  2. elder
  3. doyen
長 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
他写长信。

He's writing a long letter.

Source: Tatoeba