Bishopric
Definition / 释义
bishopric(名词):主教的职位或职权;也可指主教区(由主教管辖的教区)。在历史与宗教语境中较常见。
Examples / 例句
She was appointed to a bishopric last year.
她去年被任命担任主教职务。
The reform led to the merger of several small bishoprics into one larger diocese.
这场改革促成了数个较小主教区合并为一个更大的教区。
Pronunciation / 发音
/ˈbɪʃəprɪk/
Etymology / 词源
由 bishop(主教)+ 后缀 -ric 构成;**-ric** 来自古英语 rīce,意为“统治范围、领地、辖区”。因此 bishopric 原义接近“主教的管辖范围/领地”,后来也常指“主教之职”。
Related Words / 相关词
Literary Works / 文学与著作例证
- Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire(常以 bishopric(s) 指主教辖区与教会职权)
- Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People(英文译本中常用 bishopric 描述早期英格兰教会建制)
- Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second(涉及教会政治与主教任命时常见该词)