anargyros

noun

an·​ar·​gy·​ros

äˈnäryēˌrȯs

plural anargyroi

-(ˌ)rē

Eastern Church

: one of thirteen saints who were mostly physicians said to have assisted the suffering and needy without accepting payment

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek, from Greek, adjective, without money, not accepting money, from an- + argyros silver, money

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

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