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Definition of Bishop

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves.

3. Noun. (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color.

Definition of Bishop

1. n. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.

2. v. t. To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.

3. v. t. To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth.

Definition of Bishop

1. Noun. A high ranking official in the Catholic church who governs a diocese, or a similar official in other denominations and religions. (Occasionally abbreviated as (term Bp.) when used as a title.) ¹

2. Noun. (chess) A piece that may be moved only diagonally. ¹

3. Noun. (slang) penis (see bash the bishop). ¹

4. Noun. (slang) sex toy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bishop

1. to appoint as a bishop (the head of a diocese) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Bishop

1. 1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. "Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." (1 Pet. Ii. 25) "It is a fact now generally recognised by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the new Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently "bishop" and "elder" or "presbyter."" (J. B. Lightfoot) 2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see. Bishop in partibus, a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus. Bench of Bishops. See Bench. 3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents. 4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; formerly called archer. 5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. 6. An old name for a woman's bustle. "If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone, A genuine lady, or a church, is known." (Saxe) Origin: OE. Bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. Bisceop, biscop, L. Episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr, over + inspector, fr. Root of, to look to, perh. Akin to L. Specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal. To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth. The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black. Origin: From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bishop

bisferient bisferious bisferious pulse bish bish bash bosh bishes bishie bishies bishop's-weed bishop's-wort

bishop's cap bishop's collar bishop's collars bishop's hat bishop's length bishop's pine bishop's throne bishop pine bishop sleeve bishop sleeves

bishopdom bishopdoms

Literary usage of Bishop

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"bishop William was accordingly consecrated by Archbishop Theobald some time in 1146. ... bishop William assisted at the consecration of Hilary, bishop of ..."

2. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1902)
"May I read this one from the Chippewa Indians? A TRIBUTE FROM INDIANS TO bishop WHIPPLE. A tribute to bishop Whipple by the Rev. ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"bishop William was accordingly consecrated by Archbishop Theobald some time in 1146. ... bishop William assisted at the consecration of Hilary, bishop of ..."

4. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1902)
"May I read this one from the Chippewa Indians? A TRIBUTE FROM INDIANS TO bishop WHIPPLE. A tribute to bishop Whipple by the Rev. ..."

5. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"Though consecration by one bishop is valid, yet, because of the proper ... A bishop duly elected and consecrated, but without a see, acting for and with ..."

6. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"Though consecration by one bishop is valid, yet, because of the proper ... A bishop duly elected and consecrated, but without a see, acting for and with ..."

7. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"During the night in which the said bishop departed to the Lord, Faulkes, ... Whereupon they asked him, " What hear you, my lord V The bishop replied : "I ..."

8. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles (1854)
"During the night in which the said bishop departed to the Lord, Faulkes, ... Whereupon they asked him, " What hear you, my lord V The bishop replied : "I ..."

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