Obispo

bishopNoun

Alternative meanings

bishop; religious leader; church authority; leader of a diocese; high-ranking Christian clergy

Pronunciation

oh-BEES-poh

Root and affixes

A religious borrowed term used in Christian contexts. It is related to pari, priest, and simbahan, church.

Variants or conjugations

bishop; archbishop; priest; church leader; diocesan leader; clergy

Related words and expressions

church; priest; diocese; Mass; religion; faith; Christian; authority

Meaning and usage notes

Obispo is common in Catholic or Christian contexts. Pari means priest and arsobispo means archbishop.