Definitions of bishop
-
To
admit
into
the
church
by
confirmation;
to
confirm;
hence,
to
receive
formally
to
favor.
-
To
make
seem
younger,
by
operating
on
the
teeth;
as,
to
bishop
an
old
horse
or
his
teeth.
-
To
use
arts
to
make
an
old
horse
look
like
a
young,
or
give
a
good
appearance
to
a
bad
one.
-
a
clergyman
having
spiritual
and
administrative
authority;
appointed
in
Christian
churches
to
oversee
priests
or
ministers;
considered
in
some
churches (
Anglican
Communion
and
Eastern
Orthodox
and
Roman
Catholic)
to
be
successors
of
the
twelve
apostles
of
Christ
-
(
chess)
a
piece
that
can
be
moved
diagonally
over
unoccupied
squares
of
the
same
color
-
port
wine
mulled
with
oranges
and
cloves
-
a
clergyman
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
-
A
spiritual
overseer,
superintendent,
or
director.
-
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.
-
In
the
Methodist
Episcopal
and
some
other
churches,
one
of
the
highest
church
officers
or
superintendents.
-
A
beverage,
being
a
mixture
of
wine,
oranges
or
lemons,
and
sugar.
-
An
old
name
for
a
woman's
bustle.
-
A
piece
used
in
the
game
of
chess,
bearing
a
representation
of
a
bishop's
miter; -
formerly
called
archer.
-
A
clergyman
of
high
rank
in
a
ritualistic
church,
below
an
archbishop,
but
above
a
priest;
the
head
of
a
diocese,
or
church
district;
one
of
the
pieces
used
in
playing
chess.
-
One
of
the
higher
clergy
who
has
charge
of
a
diocese;
also,
one
of
the
pieces
in
the
game
of
chess,
having
its
upper
section
carved
into
the
shape
of
a
mitre.
-
The
head
of
a
diocese.
-
A
piece
in
chess.
-
A
clergyman
of
high
rank
who
has
the
oversight
of
the
clergy
within
a
district
called
a
diocese.
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