Synonyms of bishop
5 similar words
Another word for bishop is ordinary. Other synonyms of bishop are diocesan bishop, suffragan bishop, hierarch and consecrator.
Synonyms and similar words for bishop
nounNormally.
- diocesan bishop
nounMore synonyms
- suffragan bishop
nounCanon law.
- ordinaryA person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
nounEastern Orthodoxy.
nounAs creators of priests.
- consecratorA person who consecrates.
Meaning of bishop
- noun An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
- noun A similar official or chief priest in another religion.
- noun The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.
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Questions about synonyms of bishop
- What is another word for bishop?
- Bishop has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ordinary, diocesan bishop, suffragan bishop, hierarch and consecrator.
- What does bishop mean?
- Bishop means an overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
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