in partibus infidelium
Latin phrase
in par·ti·bus in·fi·de·li·um
in-ˈpär-ti-ˌbu̇s-ˌin-fi-ˈdā-lē-ˌu̇m
: in the regions of the infidels
—used in a bishop's title after the name of a diocese conquered by a power of another faith
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