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bishop

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Synonyms & Antonyms of bishop

as in archbishop, pope

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bishop

abbot,
archbishop,
archpriest,
dean,
diocesan,
monsignor,
pope,
prelate,
presbyter

clergywoman,
deaconess,
priestess

abbé,
curate,
curé,
parson,
pastor,
rector,
shepherd,
vicar

churchman,
clergyman,
father,
Holy Joe
[slang],
padre

chaplain,
confessor,
sky pilot

clergyperson,
cleric,
clerical,
clerk,
deacon,
divine,
dominie,
ecclesiastic,
minister,
preacher,
priest,
reverend

evangelist,
missionary,
missioner,
missionizer,
revivalist

friar,
mendicant,
monastic,
monk,
oblate,
religious

high priest,
high priestess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for bishop

layman,
layperson,
secular

lay reader,
lector

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“Bishop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bishop. Accessed 10 Apr. 2021.

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