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Five Churches

Five Churches proper noun: pécs.

Proper noun

Five Churches

  1. (obsolete) Pécs.
    • Let us hear the account given by Andrew Dudithius [Andreas Dudith], Bishop of Five Churches, in his letter to the Emperor Maximilian, of the Council of Trent.1837, Frederic Fysh, “The Beast and his Image.” Or, the Pope and the Council of Trent […] , page 470

Forms of Five Churches

alternative formFive-Churches

Origin of Five Churches

Calque of German Fünfkirchen or directly of Latin Quīnqueecclēsiae.

Questions about Five Churches

What does Five Churches mean?
Five Churches means pécs.
What part of speech is Five Churches?
Five Churches is a proper noun.

Words near Five Churches in the dictionary

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  4. five by five
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  7. Five Dock
  8. five eighth
  9. five eighths
  10. Five Eyes
  11. five figures

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