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missionary bishop

missionary bishop noun: a bishop assigned in the Anglican Communion (and, until 1964, in Methodist churches) to an area that is not already organized under a bishop of a church.

Noun

missionary bishop (plural missionary bishops)

  1. A bishop assigned in the Anglican Communion (and, until 1964, in Methodist churches) to an area that is not already organized under a bishop of a church.

Forms of missionary bishop

pluralmissionary bishops

Questions about missionary bishop

What does missionary bishop mean?
Missionary bishop means a bishop assigned in the Anglican Communion (and, until 1964, in Methodist churches) to an area that is not already organized under a bishop of a church.
What part of speech is missionary bishop?
Missionary bishop is a noun.
What is the plural of missionary bishop?
The plural of missionary bishop is missionary bishops.

Words near missionary bishop in the dictionary

  1. missionarized
  2. missionarizes
  3. missionarizing
  4. missionars
  5. missionary
  6. missionary bishop
  7. missionary bishops
  8. missionary linguist
  9. missionary plant
  10. missionary position
  11. missionary positions

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