bishop vs diocesan

diocesan vs bishop

bishop and diocesan both are nouns.

bishop is not an adjective while diocesan is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bishop	Yes	No	No	No
diocesan	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, diocesan is a hyponym of bishop; that is, diocesan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bishop:

bishop: a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
diocesan: a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese

Other hyponyms of bishop include archbishop, cardinal, eparch, exarch, exarch, primus, suffragan, suffragan bishop, vicar apostolic.

bishop (noun)	diocesan (noun)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color	a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

bishop (adjective)	diocesan (adjective)
	belonging to or governing a diocese

Difference between bishop and diocesan

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