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Definition of bishop
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Bishop
(v. t.) To admit into the
church
by
confirmation;
to
confirm;
hence,
to
receive
formally
to
favor..
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Bishop
::
Bishop
(n.) A
beverage,
being a
mixture
of wine,
oranges
or
lemons,
and
sugar..
Procuration
::
Procuration
(n.) A sum of money paid
formerly
to the
bishop
or
archdeacon,
now to the
ecclesiastical
commissioners,
by an
incumbent,
as a
commutation
for
entertainment
at the time of
visitation;
--
called
also
proxy..
Bishop
::
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..
Bishopric
::
Bishopric
(n.) A
diocese;
the
district
over which the
jurisdiction
of a
bishop
extends.
Bishop
::
Bishop
(v. t.) To make seem
younger,
by
operating
on the
teeth;
as, to
bishop
an old horse or his
teeth..
Consistory
::
Consistory
(n.) The
spiritual
court of a
diocesan
bishop
held
before
his
chancellor
or
commissioner
in his
cathedral
church
or
elsewhere.
Metropolitan
::
Metropolitan
(n.) A
bishop
whose see is civil
metropolis.
His rank is
intermediate
between
that of an
archbishop
and a
patriarch.
Intercessor
::
Intercessor
(n.) A
bishop,
who,
during
a
vacancy
of the see,
administers
the
bishopric
till a
successor
is
installed..
Bishop
::
Bishop
(n.) A
spiritual
overseer,
superintendent,
or
director..
Bishop''s-weed
::
Bishop's-weed
(n.)
Goutweed
(Aegopodium
podagraria).
Collative
::
Collative
(a.)
Passing
or held by
collation;
-- said of
livings
of which the
bishop
and the
patron
are the same
person.
Commendatory
::
Commendatory
(a.)
Holding
a
benefice
in
commendam;
as, a
commendatory
bishop..
Enthrone
::
Enthrone
(v. t.) To
induct,
as a
bishop,
into the
powers
and
privileges
of a
vacant
see..
Exeat
::
Exeat (n.) A
permission
which a
bishop
grants
to a
priest
to go out of his
diocese.
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..
Betroth
::
Betroth
(v. t.) To
nominate
to a
bishopric,
in order to
consecration..
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.
Commissary
::
Commissary
(n.) An
officer
of the
bishop,
who
exercises
ecclesiastical
jurisdiction
in parts of the
diocese
at a
distance
from the
residence
of the
bishop..
Lawm
::
Lawm (n.) A very fine linen (or
sometimes
cotton)
fabric
with a
rather
open
texture.
Lawn is used for the
sleeves
of a
bishop's
official
dress in the
English
Church,
and,
figuratively,
stands
for the
office
itself..
Bishop''s-weed
::
Bishop's-weed
(n.) An
umbelliferous
plant of the genus Ammi.
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