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bishop vs suffragan

suffragan vs bishop

bishop and suffragan both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bishop Yes No No No
suffragan Yes No No No
As nouns, suffragan is a hyponym of bishop; that is, suffragan 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
  • suffragan: an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
Other hyponyms of bishop include archbishop, cardinal, diocesan, eparch, exarch, exarch, primus, suffragan bishop, vicar apostolic.
bishop (noun) suffragan (noun)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
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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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