单词 | bishopric |
释义 | bishopricWord family nounbishopdombishopessbishopricbishopweedbishop Christianitybish·op·ric /ˈbɪʃəprɪk/ noun [countableC] 1. RRCthe area that a bishop is in charge of 主教的辖区 SYN diocese 2. RRCthe position of being a bishop 主教职位 Examples from the Corpus bishopric• His travels and publishing efforts brought fame, and in 1880 fame brought him a bishopric.• The abbeys and bishoprics established there by distant Rome laid sturdy foundations.• The same point can be illustrated from the solid profit which was derived from the expanding royal protection of bishoprics.• The contractor himself became a valued member of a Cheyenne bank and was on the bishopric of the church. Old English bisceoprice, from bisceop ( → BISHOP) + rice “kingdom” |
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