Definition of bishop

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Bishop (n.) A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar..

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Episcopalian :: Episcopalian (a.) Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church..
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..
Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another..
Archierey :: Archierey (n.) The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops..
Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1..
Present :: Present (a.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
Episcopicide :: Episcopicide (n.) The killing of a bishop.
Episcopal :: Episcopal (a.) Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church..
Ordinal :: Ordinal (n.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons..
Cathedral :: Cathedral (a.) Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative..
Primate :: Primate (a.) The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.
Apollinarian :: Apollinarian (n.) A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ..
Archiepiscopate :: Archiepiscopate (n.) The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
Throne :: Throne (n.) A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary..
Hierarchy :: Hierarchy (n.) A form of government administered in the church by patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in an inferior degree, by priests..
Bishop :: Bishop (v. t.) To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor..
Tunicle :: Tunicle (n.) A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons..
Coadjutor :: Coadjutor (n.) The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.
Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop..
Bishoping :: Bishoping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bisho.
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