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particular church

particular church noun: an ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.

Noun (1)

particular church (plural particular churches)

  1. An ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.

Noun (2) capitalized: particular Church

particular Church (plural particular Churches)

  1. (Catholic canon law) Any 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 of particular church

Forms of particular church

pluralparticular churches
pluralparticular Churches

Questions about particular church

What does particular church mean?
Particular church means an ecclesiastical community of faithful headed by a bishop (or equivalent) as defined by Catholic canon law and ecclesiology.
What part of speech is particular church?
Particular church is a noun.
What is the plural of particular church?
The plural of particular church is particular churches.

Words near particular church in the dictionary

  1. particular
  2. particular average
  3. particular averages
  4. Particular Baptist
  5. Particular Baptists
  6. particular church
  7. particular churches
  8. particular council
  9. particular councils
  10. particular integral
  11. particular integrals

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