English Explanatory Dictionary

particular Church

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the individual constituent hierarchically ordered ecclesial communities in full communion with Rome that are part of the Catholic Church as a whole.
noun
  1. An ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.

Word forms

particular Church particular Churches

Synonyms

diocese
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