Definition of Bishoprics

1. Noun. (plural of bishopric) ¹

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Definition of Bishoprics

1. bishopric [n] - See also: bishopric

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bishoprics

bishop's pine
bishop's throne
bishop pine
bishop sleeve
bishop sleeves
bishopdom
bishopdoms
bishoped
bishoping
bishopless
bishoplike
bishoply
bishopric
bishoprick
bishopricks
bishoprics (current term)
bishopry
bishops
bishopsweed
bishounen
bishydroxamic
bishydroxamic acid
bishydroxycoumarin
bisiliac
bisilicate
bisilicates
bisimide
bisimilar
bisimilarity
bisimine

Literary usage of Bishoprics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Relation to It follows then that there are only a few of the arch- the Roman _ _ see. bishoprics and bishoprics of Italy which at all stand out in general ..."

2. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1877)
"The two bishoprics of Brechin and Dunblane thus founded bishoprics towards the ... Abernethy, too, was the last of the bishoprics which existed while the ..."

3. The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries by Adolf von Harnack (1908)
"Il Pif monte, 1898).2 The eastern side of Upper Italy, however, can be shown to have possessed several bishoprics, from whose subsequent demeanour and ..."

4. The American Year Book and National Register for 1869: Astronomical by David Nelson Camp (1869)
"bishoprics, 46, the dioceses (Archbishoprics and the bishoprics) are divided among the ... Archbishopric, 1 : Santa Fe de Bogota. bishoprics, 6. Venezuela. ..."

5. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"Relation to It follows then that there are only a few of the arch- the Roman _ _ see. bishoprics and bishoprics of Italy which at all stand out in general ..."

6. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1877)
"The two bishoprics of Brechin and Dunblane thus founded bishoprics towards the ... Abernethy, too, was the last of the bishoprics which existed while the ..."

7. The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries by Adolf von Harnack (1908)
"Il Pif monte, 1898).2 The eastern side of Upper Italy, however, can be shown to have possessed several bishoprics, from whose subsequent demeanour and ..."

8. The American Year Book and National Register for 1869: Astronomical by David Nelson Camp (1869)
"bishoprics, 46, the dioceses (Archbishoprics and the bishoprics) are divided among the ... Archbishopric, 1 : Santa Fe de Bogota. bishoprics, 6. Venezuela. ..."

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