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bishopdoms

bishopdoms is the plural of bishopdom.

Meaning of bishopdom

Noun

bishopdom (countable and uncountable, plural bishopdoms)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of bishopric.
    • See the frowardneſſe of this Man, he would perſwade us that the Succeſſion and divine Right of Biſhopdom hath bin unqueſtionable through all Ages;1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […]...
    Synonyms:
    bishopric
  2. (archaic) Synonym of episcopate.
    Synonyms:
    episcopate

Questions about bishopdoms

What is bishopdoms the plural of?
Bishopdoms is the plural of bishopdom.

Words near bishopdoms in the dictionary

  1. bishop's-weed
  2. bishop's-wort
  3. bishopbird
  4. Bishopbriggs
  5. bishopdom
  6. bishopdoms
  7. bishoped
  8. bishopess
  9. bishopesses
  10. bishophood
  11. bishoping

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