volkhv

English

Alternative forms

• volhv

Etymology

From Russian волхв (volxv), and from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoʊlxəv/

Noun

volkhv (plural volkhvs)

1. (historical, paganism) A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.
2. (religion, paganism) A priest from Slavic neopaganism.

Usage notes

• In some modern Rodnover or Slavic pagan groups, a "volkhv" is usually a high priest for a temple or shrine. The female counterpart can be called vedunya.
• The lower rank is zhrets and zhritsa.

Translations

Slavic high priest

• Bulgarian: влъхва (bg) m (vlǎhva)
• Czech: vlchvec m, vlchvice f
• Old Church Slavonic: вълхвъ m (vŭlxvŭ, literally “wizard, magus”)
• Polish: wołchw (pl) m
• Russian: волхв (ru) m (volxv)
• Serbo-Croatian: volh m
• Slovene: volh m
• Ukrainian: волхв m (volxv)

See also

• vedunya
• zhrets
• zhritsa