particular church

English

Noun

particular church (plural particular churches)

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

Hyponyms

autonomous particular church sui iuris
local particular church

Translations

ecclesiastical community

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: paikalliskirkko, partikulaarikirkko

German: Teilkirche f, Partikularkirche f, Rituskirche (de) f, Kirche eigenen Rechts f, Teilkirche eigenen Rechts f
Latin: ecclēsia particulāris f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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