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επισκοπή — meaning in English

Episkopi

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English meaning

  • cathedral noun The main church of a diocese, home to a bishop's official seat.
  • diocese noun A district under the authority of a bishop.
  • see verb To perceive something with the eyes.

Senses

επισκοπή is used for these senses in English:

  • Peshkopi A town in northeastern Albania, located east of the river Black Drin and southwest of the Mali i Gramës in the Korab mountain range; it is the seat of the county of Dibër, the municipality of Dibër and the former seat of the defunct Dibër district.
  • cathedral The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.
  • see A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.

cathedral — full definition

  1. noun The main church of a diocese, home to a bishop's official seat.
  2. noun Any large, grand building that feels cathedral-like in scale or importance.

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