bishopric

bish·op·ric

B0281900 (bĭsh′ə-prĭk)n.1. The office or rank of a bishop.2. The diocese of a bishop.

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[Middle English bishoprik, from Old English bisceoprīce, the diocese of a bishop : bisceop, bishop; see bishop + rīce, realm; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

bishopric

(ˈbɪʃəprɪk) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the see, diocese, or office of a bishop

bish•op•ric

(ˈbɪʃ əp rɪk)

n. the see, diocese, or office of a bishop. [before 900; Middle English bisshoprike, Old English biscoprīce]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bishopric - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishopdiocese, episcopatearchdiocese - the diocese of an archbishopexarchate, eparchy - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Churchsee - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is locatedjurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercisedparish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

bishopric

noun diocese, see, primacy, episcopate, episcopacy Do you think I should resign from the bishopric?

Translations

епархия