Unmercenary

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masculine noun / adjective (religion / theology / history)

Definition

A Christian religious term designating a saint (usually a physician or healer, such as Cosmas and Damian or Pantleimon) who practiced their profession or gift of healing completely free of charge, structurally refusing any payment, material reward, or money from patients. As an adjective, it describes a person, deed, or attitude devoid of silver, financially disinterested, acting exclusively out of philanthropy or Christian charity.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Unmercenary
  • Holy unmercenary

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Masculine noun or variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations.
Formation Derived from Byzantine Greek hagiographical terminology used to define altruistic medical saints.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.nar.ˈɡir]
Source Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church and Hagiographical Frameworks

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Credincioșii s-au rugat în fața icoanei care îl înfățișa pe Sfântul Pantelimon, recunoscut în sinaxar ca mare anarghir.

EN: The faithful prayed in front of the icon depicting Saint Pantleimon, recognized in the synaxarion as a great unmercenary.

RO: Medicul de la spitalul comunitar manifestă un spirit anarghir, refuzând orice formă de coplată de la pacienții săraci.

EN: The physician at the community hospital displays an unmercenary spirit, refusing any form of copayment from poor patients.

RO: În predica de duminică, preotul a explicat viața pilduitoare a fraților anarghiri Cosma și Damian.

EN: In Sunday's sermon, the priest explained the exemplary life of the unmercenary brothers Cosmas and Damian.

Idioms & Phrases

Sfânt anarghir / Holy unmercenary

RO: Categorie formală de sfinți în calendarul ortodox care au tămăduit bolile trupești și sufletești fără a pretinde bani.

EN: A formal category of saints in the Orthodox calendar who healed physical and spiritual illnesses without demanding money.

Doctori anarghiri / Unmercenary physicians

RO: Grup istoric de medici creștini din Antichitate care foloseau știința medicală combinată cu credința în scopuri pur caritabile.

EN: A historical group of Christian physicians from Antiquity who used medical science combined with faith for purely charitable purposes.

Atitudine anarghiră / Unmercenary attitude

RO: Comportament social bazat pe dăruire totală și refuzul conștient al profitului material în exercitarea unei funcții publice.

EN: Social behavior based on total dedication and the conscious rejection of material profit in the exercise of a public function.

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