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antibishop

noun

Etymology

18th-century back-formation by analogy with antipope, from anti- + bishop.

  1. derived from ἐπίσκοπος
  2. derived from biscopus
  3. inherited from *biskop✻
  4. derived from bisċop
  5. inherited from bischop
  6. prefixed as antibishop — “anti + bishop”

Definitions

  1. A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope.

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