Bishop (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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. 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. any of several colorful African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, often kept as pets.
verb (used with object), bish·oped, bish·op·ing.
  1. to appoint to the office of bishop.
noun
  1. U.S. poet.
  2. U.S. chemist and businesswoman.
  3. U.S. poet and essayist.
  4. U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer.
  5. Canadian aviator: helped to establish Canadian air force.
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
  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
noun
  1. Elizabeth . 1911–79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
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