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单词 eparchy
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Definition of eparchy in English:

eparchy

nounPlural eparchies ˈɛpɑːkiˈɛpˌɑrki
  • A province of the Orthodox Church.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is the first report card on how each U.S. diocese or eparchy is carrying out the bishops' 2002 Charter.
    • Of the 195 U.S. dioceses and eparchies (Eastern Rite dioceses), 194 took part in the audit and 181 participated in the survey.
    • I'm a bit surprised that this stuff is tolerated in a Byzantine rite eparchy.
    • Excavations have uncovered a Catholic monastery dating back to the 15th - 17th centuries, which was the seat of Sofia's Catholic eparchy at that time.
    • Seven dioceses and eparchies, which are dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Churches, were not in compliance by year's end.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Greek eparkhia, from eparkhos (see eparch).

 
 

Definition of eparchy in US English:

eparchy

nounˈepˌärkēˈɛpˌɑrki
  • A province of the Orthodox Church.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seven dioceses and eparchies, which are dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Churches, were not in compliance by year's end.
    • Excavations have uncovered a Catholic monastery dating back to the 15th - 17th centuries, which was the seat of Sofia's Catholic eparchy at that time.
    • Of the 195 U.S. dioceses and eparchies (Eastern Rite dioceses), 194 took part in the audit and 181 participated in the survey.
    • I'm a bit surprised that this stuff is tolerated in a Byzantine rite eparchy.
    • It is the first report card on how each U.S. diocese or eparchy is carrying out the bishops' 2002 Charter.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Greek eparkhia, from eparkhos (see eparch).

 
 
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