bishopric

Word family nounbishopdombishopessbishopricbishopweedbishop

Related topics: Christianity

bish·op·ric /ˈbɪʃəprɪk/ noun [countableC]

1. RRCthe area that a bishop is in charge of 主教的辖区 SYN diocese

2. RRCthe position of being a bishop 主教职位

Examples from the Corpus

bishopric• His travels and publishing efforts brought fame, and in 1880 fame brought him a bishopric.• The abbeys and bishoprics established there by distant Rome laid sturdy foundations.• The same point can be illustrated from the solid profit which was derived from the expanding royal protection of bishoprics.• The contractor himself became a valued member of a Cheyenne bank and was on the bishopric of the church.

Origin bishopric

Old English bisceoprice, from bisceop ( → BISHOP) + rice “kingdom”

词汇	bishopric
释义	bishopric Word family nounbishopdombishopessbishopricbishopweedbishop Related topics: Christianity bish·op·ric /ˈbɪʃəprɪk/ noun [countableC] 1. RRCthe area that a bishop is in charge of 主教的辖区 SYN diocese 2. RRCthe position of being a bishop 主教职位 Examples from the Corpus bishopric• His travels and publishing efforts brought fame, and in 1880 fame brought him a bishopric.• The abbeys and bishoprics established there by distant Rome laid sturdy foundations.• The same point can be illustrated from the solid profit which was derived from the expanding royal protection of bishoprics.• The contractor himself became a valued member of a Cheyenne bank and was on the bishopric of the church. Origin bishopric Old English bisceoprice, from bisceop ( → BISHOP) + rice “kingdom”
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