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Commendam :: Commendam (n.) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836.

Primus :: Primus (n.) One of the bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar..

Adultery :: Adultery (n.) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.

Bishoped :: Bishoped (imp. & p. p.) of Bisho.

See :: See (n.) Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome..

Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another..

Macedonian :: Macedonian (n.) One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son..

Archdeacon :: Archdeacon (n.) In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority..

Episcopize :: Episcopize (v. t.) To make a bishop of by consecration.

Diocesan :: Diocesan (n.) A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the diocesan of New York..

Apollinarian :: Apollinarian (n.) A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ..

Chorepiscopus :: Chorepiscopus (n.) A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district..

Luciferian :: Luciferian (n.) One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians..

Chimere :: Chimere (n.) The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are usually attached..

Episcopal :: Episcopal (a.) Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system..

Chess :: Chess (n.) A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns..

Chrism :: Chrism (n.) Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director..

#NAME? :: -ric () A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority..

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