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Definition of bishop
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of bishop is as below...
Bishop
(n.) 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..
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Ordinary
::
Ordinary
(n.) One who has
immediate
jurisdiction
in
matters
ecclesiastical;
an
ecclesiastical
judge;
also, a
deputy
of the
bishop,
or a
clergyman
appointed
to
perform
divine
service
for
condemned
criminals
and
assist
in
preparing
them for
death..
Metropolitan
::
Metropolitan
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
metropolitan
or the
presiding
bishop
of a
country
or
province,
his
office,
or his
dignity;
as,
metropolitan
authority..
Episcopate
::
Episcopate
(n.) The
collective
body of
bishops.
Jansenist
::
"Jansenist
(n.) A
follower
of
Cornelius
Jansen,
a Roman
Catholic
bishop
of
Ypres,
in
Flanders,
in the 17th
century,
who
taught
certain
doctrines
denying
free will and the
possibility
of
resisting
divine
grace..
Episcopize
::
Episcopize
(v. i.) To
perform
the
duties
of a
bishop.
Stool
::
Stool (n.) A
bishop's
seat or see; a
bishop-stool.
Bishoping
::
Bishoping
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Bisho.
Visit
::
Visit (v. t.) To go or come to see for
inspection,
examination,
correction
of
abuses,
etc.; to
examine,
to
inspect;
as, a
bishop
visits
his
diocese;
a
superintendent
visits
persons
or works under his
charge..
Lord
::
Lord (n.) A
titled
nobleman.,
whether
a peer of the realm or not; a
bishop,
as a
member
of the House of
Lords;
by
courtesy;
the son of a duke or
marquis,
or the
eldest
son of an earl; in a
restricted
sense,
a
boron,
as
opposed
to
noblemen
of
higher
rank..
Visitation
::
Visitation
(n.)
Specifically:
The act of a
superior
or
superintending
officer
who, in the
discharge
of his
office,
visits
a
corporation,
college,
etc., to
examine
into the
manner
in which it is
conducted,
and see that its laws and
regulations
are duly
observed
and
executed;
as, the
visitation
of a
diocese
by a
bishop..
Metropolitan
::
Metropolitan
(n.) A
bishop
whose see is civil
metropolis.
His rank is
intermediate
between
that of an
archbishop
and a
patriarch.
Stoled
::
Stole (n.) A
narrow
band of silk or
stuff,
sometimes
enriched
with
embroidery
and
jewels,
worn on the left
shoulder
of
deacons,
and
across
both
shoulders
of
bishops
and
priests,
pendent
on each side
nearly
to the
ground.
At Mass, it is worn
crossed
on the
breast
by
priests.
It is used in
various
sacred
functions..
Paulianist
::
Paulianist
(n.) A
follower
of Paul of
Samosata,
a
bishop
of
Antioch
in the third
century,
who was
deposed
for
denying
the
divinity
of
Christ..
Commendam
::
Commendam
(n.) A
vacant
living
or
benefice
commended
to a
cleric
(usually
a
bishop)
who
enjoyed
the
revenue
until a
pastor
was
provided.
A
living
so held was said to be held in
commendam.
The
practice
was
abolished
by law in 1836.
Episcopate
::
Episcopate
(v. i.) To act as a
bishop;
to fill the
office
of a
prelate.
Sententiary
::
Sententiary
(n.) One who read
lectures,
or
commented,
on the
Sentences
of Peter
Lombard,
Bishop
of Paris
(1159-1160),
a
school
divine..
Deacon
::
Deacon
(n.) An
officer
in
Christian
churches
appointed
to
perform
certain
subordinate
duties
varying
in
different
communions.
In the Roman
Catholic
and
Episcopal
churches,
a
person
admitted
to the
lowest
order in the
ministry,
subordinate
to the
bishops
and
priests.
In
Presbyterian
churches,
he is
subordinate
to the
minister
and
elders,
and has
charge
of
certain
duties
connected
with the
communion
service
and the care of the poor. In
Congregational
churches,
he is
subordinate
to the
pastor,
and
Bishop''s Cap
::
Bishop's
cap () A plant of the genus
Mitella;
miterwort.
Bishoped
::
Bishoped
(imp. & p. p.) of
Bisho.
Crosier
::
Crosier
(n.) The
pastoral
staff of a
bishop
(also of an
archbishop,
being the
symbol
of his
office
as a
shepherd
of the flock of God..
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