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bishop vs eparch

eparch vs bishop

bishop and eparch both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bishop Yes No No No
eparch Yes No No No
As nouns, eparch is a hyponym of bishop; that is, eparch 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
  • eparch: a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
Other hyponyms of bishop include archbishop, cardinal, diocesan, exarch, exarch, primus, suffragan, suffragan bishop, vicar apostolic.
bishop (noun) eparch (noun)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
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
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