Definition of bishop

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Bishop (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer..

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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..
Translation :: Translation (n.) The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop..
Pope :: Pope (n.) The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See Note under Cardinal..
Palace :: Palace (n.) The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage.
Archiepiscopacy :: Archiepiscopacy (n.) The state or dignity of an archbishop.
Bishop :: Bishop (v. t.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth..
Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop..
Episcopize :: Episcopize (v. i.) To perform the duties of a bishop.
Sarum Use :: Sarum use () A liturgy, or use, put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop of Sarum, based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs..
Priest :: Priest (n.) A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation.
Adultery :: Adultery (n.) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.
Episcopate :: Episcopate (n.) The collective body of bishops.
Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer..
Throne :: Throne (n.) A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary..
Collation :: Collation (v. t.) The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift..
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..
Enthronize :: Enthronize (v. t.) To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as a bishop..
Unbishop :: Unbishop (v. t.) To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights..
Verger :: Verger (n.) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc..
Bishop-stool :: Bishop-stool (n.) A bishop's seat or see.
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