hiippakunta — meaning in English

English meaning

• bishopric noun The area that a bishop is in charge of within a church.
• diocese noun A district under the authority of a bishop.
• see verb To perceive something with the eyes.

Senses

hiippakunta is used for these senses in English:

• bishopric A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
• diocese (historical) An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
• diocese (Christianity) A group of parishes administered by a bishop.
• see A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.

bishopric — full definition

1. noun The area that a bishop is in charge of within a church.
2. noun The position or role of being a bishop.

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