PRELATURE Synonyms

• the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

• one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

• a place for public (especially Christian) worship

• a service conducted in a house of worship

• the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church

• perform a special church rite or service for

• the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

• the term of office of a bishop

• the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

• the collective body of bishops

• the office and dignity of a bishop

• a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

• the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

• a senior clergyman and dignitary

• the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

• perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• deem to be

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• see or watch

• come together

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• go to see for professional or business reasons

• go to see for a social visit

• go to see a place, as for entertainment

• take charge of or deal with

• receive as a specified guest

• date regularly; have a steady relationship with

• see and understand, have a good eye

• deliberate or decide

• observe as if with an eye

• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• conduct someone someplace

• match or meet

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

• prelates collectively

• the office or station of a prelate