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bishop

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[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)

bishoped, bishoping 
  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

/ ˈɪʃə /

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

  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

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/ ˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. 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

  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 51Թ Forms

  • bishopless adjective
  • bishoplike adjective
  • underbishop noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Bishop1

before 900; Middle English; Old English bisc ( e ) op < Vulgar Latin *ebiscopus, for Late Latin episcopus < Greek íDZDz overseer, equivalent to epi- epi- + DZó watcher; scope
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Bishop1

Old English biscop , from Late Latin īDZܲ , from Greek episkopos , from epi- + skopos watcher
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The Vatican also posthumously recognised an eighth bishop who died the year before.

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New additions include Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center; Michael Curry, former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church; Beto O’Rourke, former U.S.

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He is on record as bishop denouncing Russia's invasion as an imperialist war and condemning crimes against humanity being committed by Putin's troops.

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The Episcopal Conference of Mexico, which represents the country's bishops, condemned the fatal shooting saying it "cannot remain indifferent in the face of the spiral of violence that is wounding so many communities".

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What: Celebrated for centuries in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, St. Martin’s Day honors the life of Martin of Tours, a 4th century Roman soldier turned monk and bishop.

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