bishop (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority
def appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers
def considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
Outgoing links
Hypernym priest
Domain of synset - TOPIC Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England; Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox; Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church
Derivationally related form bishop → episcopal
Hyponym archbishop; cardinal; diocesan; eparch; exarch; exarch; primus; suffragan, suffragan bishop; vicar apostolic
Instance Hyponym Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose; Berkeley, Bishop Berkeley, George Berkeley; Eusebius, Eusebius of Caesarea; Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, St. Ignatius; Martin, St. Martin; Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas; Ulfilas, Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) pontifical → bishop
Derivationally related form episcopal → bishop
Pertainym (pertains to noun) episcopal → bishop
Member of this domain - TOPIC Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church; Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox; Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England
Hypernym archbishop; cardinal; diocesan; eparch; exarch; exarch; primus; suffragan, suffragan bishop; vicar apostolic
Hyponym priest
Instance Hypernym Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose; Berkeley, Bishop Berkeley, George Berkeley; Eusebius, Eusebius of Caesarea; Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, St. Ignatius; Martin, St. Martin; Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas; Ulfilas, Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila

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