ep·arch ( p ärk )n. Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop or metropolitan. [Medieval Greek eparkhos, from Greek, governor, ruler, from eparkhein, to rule over : ep-, epi-, epi- + arkhein, to rule.] |
eparch [ˈɛpɑːk]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy (sense 1)
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a government official in charge of an eparchy (senses 2 or 3)
[from Greek eparkhos, from epi- over, on + -arch]
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| Noun | 1. | eparch - a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church bishop - a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ |
| 2. | eparch - the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece governor - the head of a state government |
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