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bishop

bis·hop

UK/ˈbɪʃəp/ US/ˈbɪʃʌp/ common uk us

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

Origin

From Middle English bischop, bishop, bisshop, biscop, from Old English bisċop (“bishop”), from Proto-West Germanic *biskop, from Vulgar Latin (e)biscopus, from classical Latin episcopus (“overseer, supervisor”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), used in Greek and Latin both generally and as a title of civil officers. Cognate with all European terms for the position in various Christian churches; compare also Middle English bisp (“bishop”). * The Tyndale Bible uses native English overseer instead.

Phrases

  • Angola black bishop
  • bishop bird
  • bishop it
  • black bishop
  • black-winged red bishop
  • Cape bishop
  • fire-crowned bishop
  • fire-fronted bishop
  • golden-backed bishop

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