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eparchy

[ ep-ahr-kee ]

noun

plural eparchies.
  1. (in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
  2. (in ancient Greece) a province.


eparchy

/ ˈɛpÉ‘Ëkɪ; ˈɛpÉ‘Ëkɪt /

noun

  1. a diocese of the Eastern Christian Church
  2. (in ancient Greece) a province
  3. (in modern Greece) a subdivision of a province
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Derived Forms

  • ±ð±èˈ²¹°ù³¦³ó¾±²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð±è·²¹°ùc³ó¾±Â·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eparchy1

First recorded in 1790–1800, eparchy is from the Greek word ±ð±è²¹°ù³¦³óí²¹ prefecture, province. See eparch, -y 3
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The survey covered more than 180 dioceses and eparchies.

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In the first, the bishop of the diocese or eparchy in which the person died begins the investigation.

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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.

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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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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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