Definitions for eparchy

eparchy ep·ar·chy

Spelling: [ep-ahr-kee]
IPA: /ˈɛp ɑr ki/

Eparchy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 203 anagrams from letters in eparchy (acehpry).

Definitions for eparchy

noun

  1. (in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
  2. (in ancient Greece) a province.

Origin of eparchy

First recorded in 1790-1800, eparchy is from the Greek word eparchía prefecture, province. See eparch, -y3

Examples for eparchy

In Russia, an eparchy is the diocese or arch-diocese of a bishop or archbishop of the Greek Church.

“Eparch” and “eparchy” are also used in the Russian Orthodox Church for a bishop and his diocese respectively.

The area of his administration was called an eparchy (ἐπαρχία).

Word Value for eparchy
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17

Words with friends

17

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