Definition of: bishop

(bish′əp) noun
1. A spiritual overseer in the Christian church; in various churches, a clergyman of the highest order, and head of a diocese.
2. A hot drink made with mulled wine, sugar, oranges, etc.
3. A chessman, often carved to represent a miter, which may be moved diagonally any number of unoccupied squares of the same color. [OE biscop <LL episcopus bishop <Gk. episkopos overseer]
bishop BISHOP
(def. 3)

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roman catholic bishop
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current bishop
suffragan bishop

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Definition of: bishop

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