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Webster 1828 Edition


Suburbicarian

SUBURBICA'RIAN


Definition 2024


suburbicarian

suburbicarian

English

Adjective

suburbicarian (not comparable)

  1. (Christianity, in the Roman Catholic church) Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome. These dioceses are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank.

References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary