English > bishop: 3 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ. |
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| Category | Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England | The national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs) |
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| Orthodox Church, Orthodox Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Church, Eastern Orthodox | derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites |
| Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church | The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| Instances | Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose | (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan |
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| Berkeley, Bishop Berkeley, George Berkeley | Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753) |
| Eusebius, Eusebius of Caesarea | Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine |
| Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, St. Ignatius | bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110) |
| Martin, St. Martin | French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) |
| Nicholas, Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas | A bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century) |
| Ulfilas, Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila | A Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic |
| Narrower | archbishop | A bishop of highest rank |
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| cardinal | (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes |
| diocesan | A bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese |
| eparch | A bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church |
| exarch | A bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan |
| exarch | A bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America |
| primus | The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland |
| suffragan, suffragan bishop | An assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese |
| vicar apostolic | A titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area |
| Broader | priest | A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
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| Spanish | obispo |
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| Catalan | bisbe, bisbo |
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| Adjectives | episcopal, pontifical | denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops |
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