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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

/ ˈ²úɪʃə±è /

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

/ ˈ²úɪʃə±è /

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

/ ²úÄ­²õ³ó′ə±è /

  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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bishop1

before 900; Middle English; Old English bisc ( e ) op < Vulgar Latin *ebiscopus, for Late Latin episcopus < Greek ±ð±èí²õ°ì´Ç±è´Ç²õ overseer, equivalent to epi- epi- + ²õ°ì´Ç±èó²õ watcher; scope
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bishop1

Old English biscop , from Late Latin ±ð±èÄ«²õ³¦´Ç±è³Ü²õ , from Greek episkopos , from epi- + skopos watcher
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“We will not tire from looking for our disappeared,†the bishop told the overflow crowd of hundreds packed inside the church and in seats arrayed outside.

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Despite a recent assurance from Mnangagwa that he did intend to step down in three years, the influential Roman Catholic bishops have become involved.

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Francis has also been planning at least one foreign trip to Turkey for the celebration of the 1,700th anniversary of a major Christian council of bishops in ancient Nicaea.

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A rare Medieval bishop's ring found by a retired firefighter in a Norfolk field is expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction.

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It only came to light after the former bishop of Swansea and Brecon admitted five counts of indecent assault on a child in another case.

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