bishopric

n. 主教的职位, 主教的辖区

发音

US /ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/
UK /ˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/

词形变化

bishoprics 复数 bishoprics

别名

bishoprick bishoprike

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.

    Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere.

  2. 2.

    The office or function of a bishop.

    Near-synonyms: episcopacy, episcopate, monepiscopacy

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

diocese episcopate

上位词 1

jurisdiction

下位词 3

archdiocese eparchy exarchate

部分词 2

see parish

词源

From Middle English bischopriche, from Old English bisċoprīċe, equivalent to bishop + -ric (compare German Reich).

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