(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
“the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials”
noun
a country person
adjective
of or associated with a province
“provincial government”
adjective
characteristic of the provinces or their people
“deeply provincial and conformist”
Word Forms
peasanthood
noun
the state of being a peasant
province
noun
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
provinziell
(Römisch-katholische Kirche) ein für eine Kirchenprovinz verantwortlicher Beamter, der unter dem Generaloberen eines Ordens handelt
🇮🇹Italian
provinciale
(Chiesa Cattolica Romana) funzionario responsabile di una provincia ecclesiastica che agisce sotto il superiore generale di un ordine religioso
🇳🇱Dutch
provinciaal
(Rooms-Katholieke Kerk) een ambtenaar die de leiding heeft over een kerkelijke provincie en handelt onder de algemene overste van een religieuze orde
🇷🇺Russian
провинциальный
(Римско-католическая церковь) должностное лицо, отвечающее за церковную провинцию, действующее под руководством генерал-настоятеля религиозного ордена.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रांतीय
(रोमन कैथोलिक चर्च) एक धार्मिक आदेश के श्रेष्ठ जनरल के अधीन कार्य करने वाले एक सनकी प्रांत का प्रभारी अधिकारी
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রাদেশিক
(রোমান ক্যাথলিক চার্চ) ধর্মীয় আদেশের উচ্চতর জেনারেলের অধীনে কাজ করা একটি ধর্মীয় প্রদেশের দায়িত্বে থাকা একজন কর্মকর্তা
🇮🇳Tamil
மாகாண
(ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க சர்ச்) ஒரு மத ஒழுங்கின் உயர் ஜெனரலின் கீழ் செயல்படும் ஒரு திருச்சபை மாகாணத்தின் பொறுப்பாளர்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రాంతీయ
(రోమన్ కాథలిక్ చర్చి) మతపరమైన క్రమం యొక్క ఉన్నతమైన జనరల్ కింద పనిచేసే మతపరమైన ప్రావిన్స్కు బాధ్యత వహించే అధికారి
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रांतीय
(रोमन कॅथोलिक चर्च) धार्मिक ऑर्डरच्या वरिष्ठ जनरलच्या अधीन असलेल्या चर्चच्या प्रांताचा प्रभारी अधिकारी
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રાંતીય
(રોમન કેથોલિક ચર્ચ) ધાર્મિક હુકમના ઉચ્ચ જનરલ હેઠળ કાર્ય કરતા સાંપ્રદાયિક પ્રાંતનો હવાલો ધરાવતો અધિકારી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಾಂತೀಯ
(ರೋಮನ್ ಕ್ಯಾಥೋಲಿಕ್ ಚರ್ಚ್) ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕ್ರಮದ ಉನ್ನತ ಜನರಲ್ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಚರ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯದ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രവിശ്യാ
(റോമൻ കാത്തലിക് ചർച്ച്) ഒരു മതക്രമത്തിൻ്റെ സുപ്പീരിയർ ജനറലിന് കീഴിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സഭാ പ്രവിശ്യയുടെ ചുമതലയുള്ള ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ
(Gereja Katolik Roma) seorang pejabat yang bertanggung jawab atas provinsi gerejawi yang bertindak di bawah superior jenderal suatu ordo keagamaan
🇵🇭Filipino
panlalawigan
(Roman Catholic Church) isang opisyal na namamahala sa isang eklesiastikal na lalawigan na kumikilos sa ilalim ng superior heneral ng isang relihiyosong orden
🇲🇾Malay
wilayah
(Gereja Roman Katolik) seorang pegawai yang bertanggungjawab ke atas wilayah gerejawi yang bertindak di bawah ketua jeneral suatu perintah agama
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ريفي
(الكنيسة الرومانية الكاثوليكية) مسؤول مسؤول عن مقاطعة كنسية تعمل تحت الرئيس العام لنظام ديني
🇮🇷Persian
استانی
(کلیسای کاتولیک رومی) یک مقام مسئول یک استان کلیسایی که زیر نظر ژنرال مافوق یک نظم مذهبی عمل می کند.
🇹🇷Turkish
il
(Roma Katolik Kilisesi) bir dini tarikatın üstün generali altında hareket eden, dini bir eyaletten sorumlu bir yetkili
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְחוֹזִי
(הכנסייה הרומית קתולית) פקיד הממונה על מחוז כנסייתי הפועל תחת הגנרל העליון של מסדר דתי
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What is the primary definition of the word 'provincial'?
The primary meaning of 'provincial' is '(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'provincial' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'provincial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'provincial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'provincial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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