particular church

English

Noun

particular church (plural particular churches)

  1. (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

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