bishopric

WOTD – 5 October 2008    

English

Alternative forms

• bishoprick

Etymology

Old English bisceoprīċe, equivalent to bishop +‎ -ric (compare German Reich).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈbɪʃ.ə.pɹɪk/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

bishopric (plural bishoprics)

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

Synonyms

• diocese

Related terms

• archbishopric
• bishop

Translations

diocese

• Catalan: bisbat (ca) m
• Dutch: bisdom (nl) n, diocees (nl) n, diocese (nl) f
• Finnish: hiippakunta (fi)
• French: évêché (fr) m
• German: Bistum (de) n
• Greenlandic: biskoppeqarfik (kl)

• Macedonian: епархија (mk) (epárhija) f
• Polish: diecezja (pl) f
• Russian: епархия (ru) (jepárxija) f
• Skolt Sami: aa´rhelkå´dd
• Spanish: obispado (es) m
• Swedish: biskopsdöme (sv) n, biskopdöme (sv) n

function of being bishop

• Dutch: episcopaat (nl) n
• French: épiscopat (fr) m

• Macedonian: епископство (mk) (epískopstvo) n, бискупство (mk) (bískupstvo) n
• Polish: biskupstwo (pl) n
• Swedish: biskopat (sv) n

See also

• see