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Eunomian :: Eunomian (n.) A follower of Eunomius, bishop of Cyzicus (4th century A. D.), who held that Christ was not God but a created being, having a nature different from that of the Father..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents..

Succession :: Succession (n.) A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology..

Archbishop :: Archbishop (n.) A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese..

Immaterialism :: Immaterialism (n.) The doctrine that external bodies may be reduced to mind and ideas in a mind; any doctrine opposed to materialism or phenomenalism, esp. a system that maintains the immateriality of the soul; idealism; esp., Bishop Berkeley's theory of idealism..

Betroth :: Betroth (v. t.) To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration..

Presentative :: Presentative (a.) Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution; as, advowsons are presentative, collative, or donative..

Prefect :: Prefect (n.) In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop..

Consistory :: Consistory (n.) The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.

Fanon :: Fanon (n.) A term applied to various articles, as: (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by eastern bishops. (b) A maniple..

Pope :: Pope (n.) Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop..

Metropolitanate :: Metropolitanate (n.) The see of a metropolitan bishop.

Episcopize :: Episcopize (v. i.) To perform the duties of a bishop.

Episcopicide :: Episcopicide (n.) The killing of a bishop.

Bishop Sleeve :: Bishop sleeve () A wide sleeve, once worn by women..

Episcopant :: Episcopant (n.) A bishop.

Verger :: Verger (n.) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc..

Benediction :: Benediction (n.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the consecration of a bishop..

Almoner :: Almoner (n.) One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc..

Episcopate :: Episcopate (n.) A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.

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