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titular see

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An episocopal see which has no resident bishop in a former diocese that no longer functions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Most titular sees are defunct dioceses from the Roman empire days, mainly in presently mainly Muslim countries: Turkey, the Levant and Northern Africa

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  • Dutch: titulair bisdom — type of episcopal see