The phrase "whole province" refers to an entire region or area within a country's borders. It denotes the entirety of an administrative division, usually relating to political jurisdiction or geographical boundaries. Full definition
The first principle of the Reformation was the denial of the inerrancy and the infallibility of the Church... Insofar as Humanism and Neo-Modernism sweep whole provinces of the Church - Benelux, France and Germany in particular - then once again we live in the era of the Reformation. (faith.org.uk)
The first principle of the Reformation was the denial of the inerrancy and the infallibility of the Church... Insofar as Humanism and Neo-Modernism sweep whole provinces of the Church - Benelux,... (faith.org.uk)
The school of Hanafi came to dominate the whole province of Sind to the exclusion of all other systems of jurisprudence. (religion-online.org)