religion

A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

An elder or presbyter in the early Church.

A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church

To be dead; to lie in the grave.

One who displays stigmata, the five wounds of Christ.

Region administered by a bishop.

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law.

A devotee.

An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.

To imbue with sectarian feelings; to subject to the control of a sect.

A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.

A person, often associated with gifts of prophecy and insight, who publicly acts as if mad or stupid, but whose madness is seen as concealing an inner sanctity for the purpose of self-humiliation.

To predict the future using crystal balls or other objects.

A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.

Contrary to religious beliefs and practices.

The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.