Meanings
particular church1
nounparticular church (plural particular churches)
plural particular churches
- CatholicismAn ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.
particular Church2
nounparticular Church (plural particular Churches)
plural particular Churches
- Catholic canon lawAny of the individual constituent hierarchically ordered ecclesial communities in full communion with Rome that are part of the Catholic Church as a whole.
Synonyms: diocese
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the individual constituent hierarchically ordered ecclesial communities in full communion with Rome that are part of the Catholic Church as a whole.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 定制教會 /定制教会
- 定制教會 /定制教会 (dìngzhì jiàohuì)ecclesiastical community
Finnish paikalliskirkko, partikulaarikirkko
- paikalliskirkkoecclesiastical community
- partikulaarikirkkoecclesiastical community
German Teilkirche, Partikularkirche
- Teilkircheecclesiastical community
- Partikularkircheecclesiastical community
- Rituskircheecclesiastical community
- Kirche eigenen Rechtsecclesiastical community
- Teilkirche eigenen Rechtsecclesiastical community
Latin ecclēsia particulāris
- ecclēsia particulārisecclesiastical community
Polish kościół partykularny
- kościół partykularnyecclesiastical community
Portuguese igreja particular
- igreja particularecclesiastical community
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