Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deprive of episcopal orders; divest of the rank or office of bishop.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To deprive (a city etc.) of a
bishop . - verb transitive To deprive (a clergyman) of
episcopal dignity or rights.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But, it's his many unloving, unmerciful and very unbishop-like things he has written about … how lay-people must conduct themselves in his so-called bishoply endeavors … which stand out most to this Catholic, underlining his lack of clarity and lack of charity, equally so … including his unjustifiable screed toward other classes of people, other religious groups, including Jews.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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But, it's his many unloving, unmerciful and very unbishop-like things he has written about … how lay-people must conduct themselves in his so-called bishoply endeavors … which stand out most to this Catholic, underlining his lack of clarity and lack of charity, equally so … including his unjustifiable screed toward other classes of people, other religious groups, including Jews.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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