Makarios III: Meaning and Definition of

Ma•kar•i•os III

Pronunciation: (mu-kar'ē-us, -ōs" Gk. mä-kä'rē-ôs), [key]
  1. (Michael Christodoulos Mouskos), 1913–77, Cypriot statesman and Greek Orthodox prelate: archbishop and patriarch of Cyprus 1950–77; president 1960–77 (in exile 1974).
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