Bishopric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The office or rank of a bishop.
  • n. The diocese of a bishop.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
  • n. The office or function of being a bishop
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
  • n. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The office or dignity of a bishop.
  • n. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends; a diocese.
  • n. The charge of instructing and governing in spiritual concerns; overseership.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    jurisdiction   
    Cross Reference
    diocese    see   
    Hyponym
    eparchy    exarchate    archdiocese   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    diocese   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    prebend    governorship    magistral    professorship    canonry   
     
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