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Hieromonk

Okay, so you know how some people work in jobs where they wear special clothes like doctors and firefighters? Well, a hieromonk is a special kind of person who works in a church and also wears special clothes.

A hieromonk is like a priest, who helps people in their church community with spiritual things like praying and learning about their faith. But, a hieromonk has also decided to live a very special life where they spend most of their time in the church praying and helping others.

They wear special black clothes and a hat that looks like a beehive. They also have a long beard and they don’t get married or have kids. It’s like they’ve decided to give all of their time and energy to helping God and the people in their community.

So, in short, a hieromonk is a very special person who works in a church, wears special clothes, and has decided to live a very special and devoted life to helping God and others.
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