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Definition of Eparchy
1. Noun. A province in ancient Greece.
2. Noun. A diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Generic synonyms: Bishopric, Diocese, Episcopate
Derivative terms: Eparchial
Definition of Eparchy
1. n. A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.
Definition of Eparchy
1. Noun. one of the districts of the Roman Empire at the third echelon ¹
2. Noun. one of the administrative sub-provincial units of post-Ottoman independent Greece ¹
3. Noun. in pre-schism Christian Church, name for a province under the supervision of the metropolitan ¹
4. Noun. in Eastern Christendom, diocese of a bishop ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eparchy
1. a district of modern Greece [n -CHIES]
Medical Definition of Eparchy
1. A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; especially, in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese. Origin: Gr. The post or office of an. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eparchy
Literary usage of Eparchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Times of S. Gregory the Illuminator, the Founder and Patron by Solomon Caesar Malan, Matthew, of Tokhat Matthew (1868)
"The eparchy of Tekirdag or of Thrace, the seat of which is in ... The eparchy of
Egypt, the seat of which is in Alexandria, attached to the cathedral. ..."
2. A History of the Christian Councils: From the Original Documents by Karl Joseph von Hefele, William Robinson Clark, Henry Nutcombe Oxenham, Edward Hayes Plumptre (1871)
"It is especially the civil importance that the Synod of Antioch of 341 had in
view when it said, in its ninth canon: "The bishops of each eparchy must ..."
3. Greece by Lewis Sergeant (1880)
"The greater part of the western coast is exceedingly fertile, producing large
crops of olives, currants, &c. The eparchy of ..."
4. A History of the Church of Russia by Andrew Nicholaevich Mouravieff (1842)
"The expenses under this head for all the eparchies in order as above, are as
follows:—First class: 1st eparchy, 3925 r. ; 2nd, 4932 r.; 3rd 3925 r. ..."
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