Bishopric

  • 1Bishopric — may refer to: *Diocese an ecclesiastical region run by a bishop in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Anglican and some Lutheran churches. *Bishopric (political) an area, historically most common within the Holy Roman Empire, where a bishop… …

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  • 2Bishopric — Bish op*ric, n. [AS. bisceopr[=i]ce; bisceop bishop + r[=i]ce dominion. See { ric}.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. [1913 Webster] 2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or… …

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  • 3bishopric — (n.) O.E. bisceoprice diocese, province of a bishop, from BISHOP (Cf. bishop) + rice realm, dominion, province (see REGAL (Cf. regal)) …

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  • 4bishopric — ► NOUN 1) the office or rank of a bishop. 2) a diocese …

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  • 5bishopric — [bish′əp rik] n. [ME bischopriche < OE bisceoprice < bisceop (see BISHOP) + rice: see ARCHBISHOPRIC] 1. the church district controlled by a bishop; diocese 2. the office, authority, or rank of a bishop …

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  • 6bishopric — UK [ˈbɪʃəprɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms bishopric : singular bishopric plural bishoprics a) all the churches in an area for which a bishop is responsible b) the job of a bishop …

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  • 7bishopric — [[t]bɪ̱ʃəprɪk[/t]] bishoprics N COUNT A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop …

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  • 8Bishopric of Cammin — Bistum Cammin or Kammin State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …

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  • 9Bishopric of Utrecht — Sticht Utrecht or Bisdom Utrecht(nl) Hochstift Utrecht (de) Principauté d Utrecht (fr) State of the Holy Roman Empire …

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  • 10Bishopric of Halberstadt — Bistum Halberstadt State of the Holy Roman Empire ← …

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