Plural form of caloyer; multiple monks of the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Simple pluralization of 'caloyer' by adding '-s'. Used in European historical texts to refer to communities of Orthodox monks.
Travel writers from the 1600s-1800s were fascinated by communities of caloyers, especially those in remote mountain monasteries, and their accounts helped introduce Western Europe to Byzantine religious practices.
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