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Meaning of Bishopric | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk

Definitions

  1. A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
  2. The office or function of a bishop.

Equivalents

العربية الأسقفيّة
Català bisbat
Čeština biskupství
Deutsch Bistum Diözese
Ελληνικά επισκοπεία
Español obispado
Français épiscopat évêché
Magyar püspökség
Bahasa Indonesia keuskupan
Íslenska biskupsdæmi
Italiano vescovato
Latviešu bīskapija
Македонски бискупија епархија
Bahasa Melayu keuskupan
Nederlands bisdom diocees diocese episcopaat
Polski biskupstwo diecezja infuła mitra
Português bispado episcopado
Română episcopat episcopie
Русский епархия
Slovenščina škofija
Svenska biskopsdöme
Türkçe piskoposluk
Українська єпархія

Examples

“Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.”
“Iohn Fiſher Biſhop of Rocheſter, when the King [Henry VII of England] would have tranſlated him from that poore Biſhopricke to a better, he refuſed, saying: He would not forſake his poore little olde wife, with whom he had ſo long lived.”
“Wiltshire actually comes from Wiltonshire, for Wilton was once a county town, royal residence and bishopric - a place of significance.”
“Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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