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bishop
1[ bish-uhp ]
noun
- 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.
- a spiritual supervisor, overseer, or the like.
- 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.
- a hot drink made of port wine, oranges, cloves, etc.
- 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.
- to appoint to the office of bishop.
Bishop
2[ bish-uhp ]
noun
- Elizabeth, 1911–79, U.S. poet.
- Hazel Gladys, 1906–1998, U.S. chemist and businesswoman.
- John Peale, 1892–1944, U.S. poet and essayist.
- Morris (Gilbert), 1893–1973, U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer.
- William Avery Billy, 1894–1956, Canadian aviator: helped to establish Canadian air force.
bishop
1/ ˈbɪʃəp /
noun
- (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
- (in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches
- a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour
- mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc
Bishop
2/ ˈbɪʃəp /
noun
- BishopElizabeth19111979FUSWRITING: poet Elizabeth . 1911–79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
Bishop
/ bĭsh′əp /
- 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
- 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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- bish·op·less adjective
- bish·op·like adjective
- un·der·bish·op noun
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Word History and Origins
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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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