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Bishop - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bishop : (noun)
1: 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
2: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
3: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied
squares of the same color
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
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 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.
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_[{infidelium">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.
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. --Swift.
6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]
If, by her bishop, or her ``grace'' alone, A genuine
lady, or a church, is known. --Saxe.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bishop : \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bishoping.] [Based on 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.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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BISHOP. An ecclesiastical officer, who is the chief of the clergy of his
diocese, and is the archbishop's assistant. Happily for this country, these
officers are not recognized by law. They derive all their authority from the
churches over which they preside. Bishop's COURT, Eng. law. An
ecclesiastical court held in the cathedral of each diocese, the judge of
which is the bishop's chancellor.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Bishop, CA (city, FIPS 6798)
Location: 37.36770 N, 118.39680 W
Population (1990): 3475 (1779 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Bishop, GA (town, FIPS 8200)
Location: 33.81624 N, 83.43642 W
Population (1990): 158 (71 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30621
Bishop, TX (city, FIPS 8392)
Location: 27.58477 N, 97.79759 W
Population (1990): 3337 (1286 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78343
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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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).
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Example Usage of Bishop |
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SoseTheBoss: @youngyonny Bishop said he wanna go, I gotta see what he wanna do I should be back Wends |
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shawnreeder: Frozen pond out front #2 ~ Bishop, CA 4:00 pm #iphonography http://twitpic.com/slhsv |
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shawnreeder: Frozen pond out front #1 ~ Bishop, CA 4:00 pm #iphonography http://twitpic.com/slhp2 |
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