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bish·op·ric
(bĭsh′ə-prĭk)n.
1. The office or rank of a bishop.
2. The diocese of a bishop.
[Middle English bishoprik, from Old English bisceoprīce, the diocese of a bishop : bisceop, bishop; see bishop + rīce, realm; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
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bishopric
(ˈbɪʃəprɪk)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the see, diocese, or office of a bishop
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bish•op•ric
(ˈbɪʃ əp rɪk)n.
the see, diocese, or office of a bishop.
[before 900; Middle English bisshoprike, Old English biscoprīce]
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Noun | 1. | bishopric - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop archdiocese - the diocese of an archbishop see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised parish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor |
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bishopric
noun diocese, see, primacy, episcopate, episcopacy Do you think I should resign from the bishopric?
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hiippakunta
biskupstwodiecezja
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