vardapet
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thumb|upright|A vardapet's Crosier|crozier with a double-headed serpent, first quarter of the 19th century thumb|upright|The composer Komitas, one of the most famous vardapets, in a (Armenian priest's cowl)
A vardapet (, Eastern Armenian: ; Western Armenian: vartabed, ) is a title given to highly educated hieromonks in the Armenian Apostolic Church. It has been variously translated as 'doctor', 'doctor-monk', 'archimandrite', or 'doctor of theology'.
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