bishops

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/ˈbɪʃəps/

A form of bishop — An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

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Meanings

bishops1

noun
  1. pluralplural of bishop
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bishop

Bishops2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Bishop
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