'Bishop' definitions:

Definition of 'bishop'

From: WordNet
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
noun
Port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
noun
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

Definition of 'Bishop'

From: GCIDE
  • Bishop \Bish"op\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. [1913 Webster]
  • Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet. ii. 25. [1913 Webster]
  • It is a fact now generally recognized 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Bishop in partibus [infidelium] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. --Shipley.
  • Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus.
  • Bench of Bishops. See under Bench. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone, A genuine lady, or a church, is known. --Saxe. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bishop'

From: GCIDE
  • Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bishop'

From: GCIDE
  • Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: 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. --J. H. Walsh. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'bishop'

From: GCIDE
  • Bustle \Bus"tle\, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bishop'

From: Easton
  • Bishop an overseer. In apostolic times, it is quite manifest that there was no difference as to order between bishops and elders or presbyters (Acts 20:17-28; 1 Pet. 5:1, 2; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3). The term bishop is never once used to denote a different office from that of elder or presbyter. These different names are simply titles of the same office, "bishop" designating the function, namely, that of oversight, and "presbyter" the dignity appertaining to the office. Christ is figuratively called "the bishop [episcopos] of souls" (1 Pet. 2:25).

Synonyms of 'bishop'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Bishop, CA -- U.S. city in California

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bishop, CA -- U.S. city in California
Population (2000) :
3575
Housing Units (2000) :
1867
Land area (2000) :
1.750266 sq. miles (4.533169 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.750266 sq. miles (4.533169 sq. km)
FIPS code :
06798
Located within :
California (CA), FIPS 06
Location :
37.365087 N, 118.394896 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Bishop, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bishop, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000) :
146
Housing Units (2000) :
67
Land area (2000) :
0.775768 sq. miles (2.009231 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.775768 sq. miles (2.009231 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08200
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
33.816355 N, 83.436304 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
30621
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Bishop, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Bishop, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
3305
Housing Units (2000) :
1269
Land area (2000) :
2.370688 sq. miles (6.140054 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.370688 sq. miles (6.140054 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08392
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
27.585178 N, 97.799437 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
78343
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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