Synonyms for bishop
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- bishops → prelates, diocesans, coadjutors, hierarchs…
Example sentences
- prelate What's the difference between a prelate and a bishop?
- metropolitan He centered his business on the metropolitan area.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bishop | steady | |
| diocesan | steady | |
| prelate | steady | |
| coadjutor | falling | |
| hierarch | rising | |
| metropolitan | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- prelate2
- 8 letters
- ordinary4, diocesan4, hierarch
- 9 letters
- coadjutor, suffragan
- 11 letters
- consecrator
- 12 letters
- metropolitan5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (prelate2 = 2 syllables).