SUBURBICARIAN

Adjective

suburbicarian (not comparable)

(Roman Catholicism) Describing any of the six dioceses surrounding Rome. These dioceses are always headed by Cardinals of the highest rank.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*ur`bi*ca"ri*an, Sub*ur"bi*ca*ry, a. Etym: [LL. suburbicarius, equiv. to L. suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See Suburban.]

Definition: Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome. The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his suburbicarian precincts. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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