Crossword-Solution: EPARCH
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Eparch | n. | In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| EPARCH | anagram | APERCH, PERCHA, PREACH |
We have 14 clues for the answer “EPARCH”
| Clue | Answers |
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| A certain bishop | 1 answer |
| Bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church | 1 answer |
| Church official leading an Eastern Orthodox diocese | 1 answer |
| Eastern Orthodox bishop | 1 answer |
| Governor, in Greece. | 1 answer |
| Greek governor | 1 answer |
| Greek provincial governor | 1 answer |
| Provincial cleric | 1 answer |
| Provincial official of Greece. | 1 answer |
| bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy | 1 answer |
| Eastern Church bishop | 2 answers |
| HEAD of ecclesiastical province | 2 answers |
| Bishop | 44 answers |
| governor | 47 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETERA
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with EPARCH (5)
His discerning eye pervaded the civil administration; and he was assisted, in due subordination, by the eparch or prÊfect of the city, the first secretary, and the keepers of the privy seal, the archives, and the red or purple ink which was reserved for the sacred signature of the emperor alone.
Defn: A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.
EPARCH (ep´ärk), in Greece, the governor or prefect of a provincial division called an _eparchy_, a subdivision of a nomarchy or province of the kingdom.
The Patriarch recites a prayer to which all answer ‘Amen.’ The Praepositus then hands a crown to the Emperor, who himself sets it on the Caesar’s head, the people shouting ‘Prosperously, prosperously, prosperously.’ The Emperor seats himself, while the new Emperor addresses the people who greet him with shouts of ‘Augustus.’ The Eparch of the city and the Senate come forward and present the new Emperor, according to custom, with a _modiolon_, or crown of gold.
The long dedicatory inscription informed us that the temple was dedicated, in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, to Zeus Helios Sarapis, by the Eparch Rammius Martialis.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, NYT, WSJ.
Used 9 times in crossword archives (1956–2024).