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bishop

1

[ bish-uhp ]

noun

  1. a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of the ministry.
  2. a spiritual supervisor, overseer, or the like.
  3. Chess. one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any unobstructed distance diagonally, one on white squares and the other on black.
  4. a hot drink made of port wine, oranges, cloves, etc.
  5. Also called bishop bird. any of several colorful African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, often kept as pets.


verb (used with object)

, bish·oped, bish·op·ing.
  1. to appoint to the office of bishop.

Bishop

2

[ bish-uhp ]

noun

  1. Elizabeth, 1911–79, U.S. poet.
  2. Hazel Gladys, 1906–1998, U.S. chemist and businesswoman.
  3. John Peale, 1892–1944, U.S. poet and essayist.
  4. Morris (Gilbert), 1893–1973, U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer.
  5. William Avery Billy, 1894–1956, Canadian aviator: helped to establish Canadian air force.

bishop

1

/ ˈbɪʃəp /

noun

  1. (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox Churches) a clergyman having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church See also suffragan episcopal
  2. (in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches
  3. a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour
  4. mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Bishop

2

/ ˈbɪʃəp /

noun

  1. BishopElizabeth19111979FUSWRITING: poet Elizabeth . 1911–79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bishop

/ bĭshəp /

  1. American molecular biologist who, working with Harold Varmus, discovered oncogenes. For this work, Bishop and Varmus shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.


bishop

  1. In some Christian churches , a person appointed to oversee a group of priests or ministers and their congregations. In the Anglican Communion , the Eastern Orthodox Church , and the Roman Catholic Church , bishops are considered the successors of the Twelve Apostles .


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Other Words From

  • bish·op·less adjective
  • bish·op·like adjective
  • un·der·bish·op noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bishop1

before 900; Middle English; Old English bisc ( e ) op < Vulgar Latin *ebiscopus, for Late Latin episcopus < Greek epískopos overseer, equivalent to epi- epi- + skopós watcher; scope
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bishop1

Old English biscop , from Late Latin epīscopus , from Greek episkopos , from epi- + skopos watcher
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Example Sentences

Francis regularly hosts bishops, educators and charitable workers, but it is far less common for him to sit down with athletes.

In 2015, Barrett signed with other Catholic women a letter to bishops affirming marriage is “founded on the indissoluble commitment of a man and a woman.”

In 2015, Barrett co-signed a letter with other Catholic women to bishops affirming marriage is between a man and a woman and the sexual difference between men and women was significant.

Some of that can be blamed on an injury to Bishop, which has limited Dallas’s No.

Data for Afghanistan and Pakistan were not available in the report, but Bishop said that Afghanistan does not have an official death registry.

One bishop paid with his life when his car was run off the road.

His big break came in 1992 when an aging cardinal plucked him from his outback and persuaded the Vatican to make him a bishop.

This week the Church of England named the Reverend Libby Lane as its first female bishop.

Jessen was named a Mormon bishop, but the appointment was met with vocal protests.

The website Bishop Accountability keeps some of the most extensive records on allegations of priestly abuse available.

Henry Rowley Bishop, a noted English music composer, died, aged 68.

Condillac after the marquis's death had refused to pay tithes to Mother Church and has flouted and insulted the Bishop.

Samuel Squire, bishop of St. David's died; a poetical, historical and antiquarian writer of note.

Included was a twenty-page aside on the offending Bishop, revealing a startlingly thorough knowledge of his writings.

Gervase Babington died; bishop of Worcester and an eminent theological writer.

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