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eparchy
[ep-ahr-kee]
noun
plural
eparchies(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
(in ancient Greece) a province.
eparchy
/ ˈɛpɑːkɪ, ˈɛpɑːkɪt /
noun
a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church
(in ancient Greece) a province
(in modern Greece) a subdivision of a province
Other Word Forms
- eparchial adjective
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The survey covered more than 180 dioceses and eparchies.
In the first, the bishop of the diocese or eparchy in which the person died begins the investigation.
Bishop Mansour’s eparchy includes 16 eastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia, with 45 churches, a seminary, a monastery, and a convent.
Natalya Rodomanova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Orthodox Church’s St. Petersburg eparchy, said Friday that its bid complies with the Russian law.
Natalya Rodomanova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Orthodox Church's St. Petersburg eparchy, said Friday that its bid complies with the Russian law.
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