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eparch vs bishop

bishop vs eparch

eparch and bishop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eparch Yes No No No
bishop Yes No No No
As nouns, bishop is a hypernym of eparch; that is, bishop is a word with a broader meaning than eparch:
  • eparch: a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church
  • 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 (noun) bishop (noun)
the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church 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
Difference between eparch and bishop

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