BISHOPS

Meaning of BISHOPS in English

plural of bishop

present third singular of bishop

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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BISHOPS, SYNOD OF — in the Roman Catholic Church, the institution of periodic meetings of bishops established in 1965 by Pope Paul VI. According …
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CYPRIAN, SAINT — Latin Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus born с 200, Carthage died Sept. 14, 258, Carthage; Western and Eastern feast day September 16; …
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PRESBYTER — (from Greek presbyteros, "elder"), an officer or minister in the early Christian Church intermediate between bishop and deacon or, in …
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PALLIUM — liturgical vestment worn over the chasuble by the pope, archbishops, and some bishops in the Roman Catholic church. It is …
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EPISCOPUS VAGANS — plural Episcopi Vagantes, in Christianity, a bishop without authority or without recognition in any major Christian church. Such bishops may …
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EPISCOPACY — in some Christian churches, the office of a bishop and the system of church government based on the three orders, …
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COUNCIL — in the Christian Church, a meeting of bishops and other leaders to consider and rule on questions of doctrine, administration, …
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COLLEGIALITY — in various Christian denominations, especially Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Eastern Orthodoxy, the view that bishops, in addition to their role …
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CARDINAL — also called Redbird, or Cardinal Grosbeak (species Cardinalis, formerly Richmondena, cardinalis), songbird of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, …
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BISHOP — any of several small African birds belonging to the family Ploceidae (order Passeriformes) and constituting the genus Euplectes. The breeding …
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ARCHBISHOP — in the Christian church, a bishop who, in addition to his ordinary episcopal authority in his own diocese, usually has …
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APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION — in Christianity, the doctrine that bishops represent a direct, uninterrupted line of descent from the Apostles of Jesus Christ. According …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: RELIGION
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: RELIGION: PROTESTANT CHURCHES
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: RELIGION: PROTESTANT CHURCHES
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WURZBURG — city, northwestern Bavaria Land (state), south-central Germany. It lies along the canalized Main River. The site of a Celtic settlement, …
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STEPHEN I, SAINT — born , Rome died Aug. 2, 257, ; feast day August 2 pope from 254 to 257; he was a …
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SPAIN, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-yellow-red national flag with an off-centre coat of arms. Within Spain private citizens may display the flag without …
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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH — also called Episcopal Church, autonomous church in the United States. It was part of the Anglican Communion, formally organized in …
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NORWAY, CHURCH OF
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LEFEBVRE, MARCEL (-FRANOIS) — born Nov. 29, 1905, Tourcoing, Fr. died March 25, 1991, Martigny, Switz. ultraconservative Roman Catholic archbishop who opposed the liberalizing …
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LAMBETH CONFERENCE — any of the periodic gatherings of bishops of the Anglican Communion held initially (18671968) at Lambeth Palace (the London house …
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ITALY, FLAG OF — vertically striped green-white-red national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. A rich history of flags and coats of …
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CYPRUS, CHURCH OF — also called Orthodox Church Of Cyprus, one of the oldest autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, churches of the Eastern Orthodox communion. …
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CLOVIS I — born c. 466 died November 27, 511, Paris, France king of the Franks and ruler of much of Gaul from …
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CONSECRATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN bishop ▪ He refused only to renew his own homage or to recognize or …
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VERSIONS, AUTHORIZED — â WYCLIFFE.-The New Testament was translated by Wycliffe himself The Old Testament was undertaken by Nicholas Deuteronomy Hereford, but was …
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