bishop
nounHow many syllables in bishop?
There are 2 syllables in the word bishop.How to pronounce bishop:
Definition of bishop:
- bishop (noun):
- someone having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision over others such as
- a member of the clergy having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese
- a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ.
Synonyms for bishop:
abbot
abbé
archbishop
archpriest
cardinal
chaplain
churchman
clergyman
clergyperson
clergywoman
cleric
clerical
confessor
curate
curé
deacon
deaconess
dean
diocesan
ecclesiastic
eparch
exarch
metropolitan
monsignor
padre
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In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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