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eparchial

eparchial

1 9.9
Relating to the area a bishop in Eastern Christian churches is in charge of
  • adjective
: epárquico
  • The eparchial leadership oversees the activities and policies of the local church community.
  • diocesan/eparchial

Examples

  • Asked if those assembled would favor the formation of a committee to appeal to the Archdiocese, the Eparchial Synod, and the Patriarchate.

    Blog text (29)

  • Several years afterwards, in 1976, the exarchate was granted full diocesan (eparchial) status by Rome, marking a significant milestone in Melkite history in this country.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The charter states that diocesan review boards are "to advise the diocesan/eparchial bishop of its assessment of allegations of sexual abuse by minors and its determination of a cleric's suitability for ministry."

    Blog text (16)

  • He attended an eparchial meeting to discuss the needs of the parishioners in his area.

  • The eparchial structure is essential for the governance of the Eastern Christian churches.

Synonyms

episcopal
vseparchial
4 8.6

Relating to bishops and how they lead a church

focuses on a regional church district in certain Eastern Christian churches

Surface Forms

eparchial positive

Morphology

eparchial = eparchy (semi-transparent) = eparchy + ial

Formed regularly from the noun 'eparchy' plus the adjectival suffix '-ial', but the base is specialized ecclesiastical vocabulary and thus unfamiliar to most learners.

Etymology

Eparchial comes from an old Greek word eparch, which is made of parts meaning 'over' and 'ruler' and shares the same 'arch' idea you see in monarch and archbishop. So, eparchial describes things that belong to an eparchy, a church 'province', or to its leader.