a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
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bishop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | priest |
| Has types | exarch, cardinal, vicar apostolic, primus, suffragan bishop, suffragan, diocesan, eparch, archbishop |
| Derivation | episcopal |
bishop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chess piece, chessman |
bishop::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mulled wine |
Examples of bishop
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Bishop receives a file from time to time, which names a target he's to take out.
From the heraldtribune.com
Bishop now serves as chancellor of UCSF, spearheading the Mission Bay expansion.
From the businessweek.com
This meant, we assumed, that the bishop had officiated at his brother's wedding.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Normally a priest becomes an auxiliary or other assistant bishop first, he said.
From the courier-journal.com
He has been a bishop and stake president and now often volunteers at the temple.
From the tennessean.com
At the time, the bishop said several other schools were at risk of closing, too.
From the dailyherald.com
One young bishop called his secretary to come pick him up and managed to escape.
From the nzcatholic.org.nz
Bishop checked results as a supporter marked the numbers on a restaurant window.
From the ocregister.com
Bishop was on a trip to Williamsburg, Va., with a group of high school students.
From the sltrib.com
- A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
- Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
- (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
- A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. ...
- Bishop 341-B, portrayed by Lance Henriksen, is a character from the science fiction films Aliens (1986) and Alien 3 (1992). Bishop is an android created by the Weyland-Yutani corporation. In Alien 3, Henriksen also plays a character named Bishop II who claims to be the android's designer. ...
- Bishop A.C. (formerly xBISHOPx) is an American straight edge hardcore punk and metalcore band, formed in Florida in 2004. It band features current and ex members of Until the End, Remembering Never, xReign of Terrorx, and Suffocate Faster. ...
- The Bishop was a British self-propelled artillery vehicle based on the Valentine tank. A result of a rushed attempt to create a self-propelled gun armed with the 25 Pounder gun-howitzer, the vehicle had numerous problems, was produced in limited numbers and was soon replaced by better designs.
- Bishop, until 1999 known as Dead Bishop is a musical group from Albany, New York in the United States. The band is a three piece composed of "three brothers from the same mother," as is claimed on the band's . ...
- Bishop (formerly, Bishop Creek) is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the largest city in Inyo County, the county seat is in Independence. It is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4147 feet (1264 m). ...
