starets vs advisor

starets and advisor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
starets	Yes	No	No	No
advisor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, advisor is a hypernym of starets; that is, advisor is a word with a broader meaning than starets:

starets: a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
advisor: an expert who gives advice

Other hypernyms of starets include adviser, consultant.

starets (noun)	advisor (noun)
a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church	an expert who gives advice