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Related topics: Christianitybish·op·ric /ˈbɪʃəprɪk/ noun [countable] 1. RRCthe area that a bishop is in charge of 主教的辖区 SYN diocese2. RRCthe position of being a bishop 主教职位Examples from the Corpusbishopric• His travels and publishing efforts brought fame, and in 1880 fame brought him a bishopric.• The abbeys and bishoprics established there by distant Rome laid sturdy foundations.• The same point can be illustrated from the solid profit which was derived from the expanding royal protection of bishoprics.• The contractor himself became a valued member of a Cheyenne bank and was on the bishopric of the church.Origin bishopric Old English bisceoprice, from bisceop ( → BISHOP) + rice “kingdom”bish·op·ric nounChineseSyllable that area bishop Corpus of charge is a in the |