Eparchy

Meaning

Noun

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In Ancient Rome:

district

of the Roman Empire at the

third

echelon

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In Ancient Greece, Byzantine Empire & Roman Empire:

government or

by an

in the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire (akin to a

prefecture

governed

by a

prefect

in the Latin-speaking Western Roman Empire)

●

in post-Ottoman

Greece.

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In Christianity:

In pre-schism Christian Church, a

province

under the

supervision

of the metropolitan.

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In Christianity:

In Eastern Christendom, a

diocese

of a bishop.

Sourced from

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Origin

eparchy

English

ἐπαρχία

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

Sourced from

Etym

Synonyms

Eparchate

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