eparchy
[ ep-ahr-kee ]
/ ˈɛp ɑr ki /
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noun, plural ep·ar·chies.
(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
(in ancient Greece) a province.
Nearby words
- epanalepsis,
- epanaphora,
- epanodos,
- epanorthosis,
- eparch,
- epaulet,
- epaulette,
- epaulette tree,
- epaxial,
- epazote
Origin of eparchy
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Examples from the Web for eparchy
In Russia, an eparchy is the diocese or arch-diocese of a bishop or archbishop of the Greek Church.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|VariousThe area of his administration was called an eparchy (ἐπαρχία).
“Eparch” and “eparchy” are also used in the Russian Orthodox Church for a bishop and his diocese respectively.
eparchy
eparchate (ˈɛpɑːkɪt)
/ (ˈɛpɑːkɪ) /
noun plural -chies or -chates
a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church
(in ancient Greece) a province
(in modern Greece) a subdivision of a province
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