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Definition of bishop
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Bishop
(n.) In the
Methodist
Episcopal
and some other
churches,
one of the
highest
church
officers
or
superintendents..
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Ordinal
::
Ordinal
(n.) The book of forms for
making,
ordaining,
and
consecrating
bishops,
priests,
and
deacons..
Diocesan
::
Diocesan
(n.) A
bishop,
viewed
in
relation
to his
diocese;
as, the
diocesan
of New
York..
Suburethral
::
Suburbicary
(a.) Being in the
suburbs;
--
applied
to the six
dioceses
in the
suburbs
of Rome
subject
to the pope as
bishop
of Rome.
Chrism
::
Chrism
(n.) Olive oil mixed with balm and
spices,
consecrated
by the
bishop
on
Maundy
Thursday,
and used in the
administration
of
baptism,
confirmation,
ordination,
etc..
Priscillianist
::
Priscillianist
(n.) A
follower
of
Priscillian,
bishop
of Avila in
Spain,
in the
fourth
century,
who mixed
various
elements
of
Gnosticism
and
Manicheism
with
Christianity..
Chorepiscopus
::
Chorepiscopus
(n.) A
country
or
suffragan
bishop,
appointed
in the
ancient
church
by a
diocesan
bishop
to
exercise
episcopal
jurisdiction
in a rural
district..
Episcopant
::
Episcopant
(n.) A
bishop.
Berkeleian
::
Berkeleian
(a.) Of or
relating
to
Bishop
Berkeley
or his
system
of
idealism;
as,
Berkeleian
philosophy..
Enthrone
::
Enthrone
(v. t.) To
induct,
as a
bishop,
into the
powers
and
privileges
of a
vacant
see..
Episcopacy
::
Episcopacy
(n.)
Government
of the
church
by
bishops;
church
government
by three
distinct
orders
of
ministers
--
bishops,
priests,
and
deacons
-- of whom the
bishops
have an
authority
superior
and of a
different
kind..
Bustle
::
Bustle
(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..
Chimere
::
Chimere
(n.) The upper robe worn by a
bishop,
to which lawn
sleeves
are
usually
attached..
Translate
::
Translate
(v. t.) To
remove,
as a
bishop,
from one see to
another..
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..
Option
::
Option
(n.) A right
formerly
belonging
to an
archbishop
to
select
any one
dignity
or
benefice
in the gift of a
suffragan
bishop
consecrated
or
confirmed
by him, for
bestowal
by
himself
when next
vacant;
--
annulled
by
Parliament
in
1845..
Enthronize
::
Enthronize
(v. t.) To place on a
throne;
hence,
to
induct
into
office,
as a
bishop..
City
::
City (n.) A
corporate
town; in the
United
States,
a town or
collective
body of
inhabitants,
incorporated
and
governed
by a mayor and
aldermen
or a city
council
consisting
of a board of
aldermen
and a
common
council;
in Great
Britain,
a town
corporate,
which is or has been the seat of a
bishop,
or the
capital
of his see..
Sententiary
::
Sententiary
(n.) One who read
lectures,
or
commented,
on the
Sentences
of Peter
Lombard,
Bishop
of Paris
(1159-1160),
a
school
divine..
Confirmation
::
Confirmation
(n.) A rite
supplemental
to
baptism,
by which a
person
is
admitted,
through
the
laying
on of the hands of a
bishop,
to the full
privileges
of the
church,
as in the Roman
Catholic,
the
Episcopal
Church,
etc..
Tonsure
::
Tonsure
(n.) The first
ceremony
used for
devoting
a
person
to the
service
of God and the
church;
the first
degree
of the
clericate,
given by a
bishop,
abbot,
or
cardinal
priest,
consisting
in
cutting
off the hair from a
circular
space at the back of the head, with
prayers
and
benedictions;
hence,
entrance
or
admission
into minor
orders..
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