The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (409 page)
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Bishop
(Anglo-Saxon via Lat. from Gk.,
episkopos
). In Christian Churches, recognizing a threefold ministry (
deacons
,
priests
, bishops), the bishop is the highest order. In New Testament times, the offices of
episkopos
(literally, ‘overseer’) and
presbyteros
(‘elder’) are not distinguished (e.g. Titus 1. 5, 7).
Among the insignia traditional to the bishop are the throne in his
cathedral
,
mitre
, pastoral staff, pectoral cross, and ring. The most usual style of bishops is ‘Right Reverend’, or for
archbishops
‘Most Reverend’.
episkopos
). In Christian Churches, recognizing a threefold ministry (
deacons
,
priests
, bishops), the bishop is the highest order. In New Testament times, the offices of
episkopos
(literally, ‘overseer’) and
presbyteros
(‘elder’) are not distinguished (e.g. Titus 1. 5, 7).
Among the insignia traditional to the bishop are the throne in his
cathedral
,
mitre
, pastoral staff, pectoral cross, and ring. The most usual style of bishops is ‘Right Reverend’, or for
archbishops
‘Most Reverend’.
Bismillah
(‘in the Name of All
h’)
:
(‘in the Name of All
h’):
Bist
m
(Persian S
f
)
:
m(Persian Sf):
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