eparchy
Americannoun
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eparchies
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(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
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(in ancient Greece) a province.
noun
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a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church
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(in ancient Greece) a province
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(in modern Greece) a subdivision of a province
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Origin of eparchy
First recorded in 1790–1800, eparchy is from the Greek word eparchía prefecture, province. See eparch, -y 3
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Deacon Steve Wisnowski, a financial officer for the eparchy, said pastors and church managers used their rainy-day savings and that parishioners responded generously with donations.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
In the first, the bishop of the diocese or eparchy in which the person died begins the investigation.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2017
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.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2016
Natalya Rodomanova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Orthodox Church's St. Petersburg eparchy, said Friday that its bid complies with the Russian law.
From US News ● Jul. 31, 2015
N. of Tenos; it forms an eparchy in the modern kingdom of Greece.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
The survey covered more than 180 dioceses and eparchies.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
These monarchies are divided into eparchies and domarchies, the later under the control of the mayor, elected by the people.
From Cities of the Dawn by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
There are eleven eparchies or dioceses in the country, each administered by a metropolitan with a diocesan council; one diocese has also a suffragan bishop.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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