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titular see

titular see noun: an episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.

Noun

titular see (plural titular sees)

  1. An episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.
    • Most titular sees are defunct dioceses from the Roman empire days, mainly in presently mainly Muslim countries: Turkey, the Levant and Northern Africa

Forms of titular see

pluraltitular sees

Questions about titular see

What does titular see mean?
Titular see means an episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.
What part of speech is titular see?
Titular see is a noun.
What is the plural of titular see?
The plural of titular see is titular sees.

Words near titular see in the dictionary

  1. titular bishop
  2. titular bishops
  3. titular church
  4. titular churches
  5. titular of the tithes
  6. titular see
  7. titular sees
  8. titularies
  9. titularise
  10. titularised
  11. titularises

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