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Nave Topical Bible
• Bishop
Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
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American Church Dictionary
• Presiding Bishop
• House of Bishops
• Bishop, the Presiding
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American Tract Society
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
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Charles Buck Dictionary
• Temporalities of Bishops
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Bishop's Bible
• Bishop
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Bishop, Elder, Presbyter
Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Zosimus, Bishop of Rome
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• Victor, Bishop of Rome
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• William Bishop
• Titular Bishop
• Smith, James, Bishop
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
• Bishoping
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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• Arno (Bishop)
• Asterius (Bishop)
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Abbo a Bishop of Soissons
• Abbo Bishop of Nevers
• Abraham (Bishop)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Auckland, Bishop
• Bishop
• Bishop of Hippo
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Alexander (Early Bishops)
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Amolo, Bishop of Lyons
• Bishop of the Jews
• Hilary, the Bishop
Lexicons
• ܐܶܦ݁ܺܝܣܩܽܘܦ݁ܳܐ
• ܣܳܥܽܘܪܳܐ
• ἐπισκοπή
• ἐπίσκοπος

A prelate consecrated for the spiritual government of a diocese. The word comes from the Saxon bishop, and that from the Greek meaning an overseer, or inspector. It is a long time since bishops have been distinguished from mere priests, or presbyters; but whether that distinction be of divine or human right; whether it was settled in the apostolic age, or introduced since, is much controverted. Churchmen in general plead for the divine right; while the Dissenters suppose that the word no where signifies more than a pastor or presbyter; the very same persons being called bishops and elders, or prebyters, Acts 20:1-38; 1 Peter 5:1; 1 Peter 5:3 . Titus 1:5; Titus 1:7 . Philippians 1:1 .

See EPISCOPACY. All the bishops of England are peers of the realm, except the bishop of Man; and as such sit and vote in the house of lords. Besides two archbishops, there are twenty-four bishops in England, exclusive of the bishop of Sodor and Man. The bishops of London, Durham, and Winchester, take the precedence of the other bishops, who rank after them according to their seniority of consecration.

See EPISCOPACY.