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antibishop

antibishop noun: a pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope.

Noun

antibishop (plural antibishops)

  1. (historical) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope.

Forms of antibishop

pluralantibishops
alternative formanti-bishop

Origin of antibishop

18th-century back-formation by analogy with antipope, from anti- + bishop.

Questions about antibishop

What does antibishop mean?
Antibishop means a pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope.
What part of speech is antibishop?
Antibishop is a noun.
What is the plural of antibishop?
The plural of antibishop is antibishops.

Words near antibishop in the dictionary

  1. antibiotyping
  2. antibipolar
  3. antibird
  4. antibirth
  5. antibisexual
  6. antibishop
  7. antibishops
  8. antiblack
  9. antiblackism
  10. antiblackness
  11. antiblasphemy

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