Definitions for: Bishop


[n] (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
[n] port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
[n] a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ



Webster (1913) Definition: Bish"op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop,
biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr.
Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to,
perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf.
Episcopal.]
1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.

Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned
unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet.
ii. 25.

It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians
of all shades of opinion, that in the language of
the New Testament the same officer in the church is
called indifferently ``bishop'' ( ? ) and ``elder''
or ``presbyter.'' --J. B.
Lightfoot.

2. 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.

Bishop in partibus [infidelium] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of
a see which does not actually exist; one who has the
office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction.
--Shipley.

Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted
in 1882 for bishop in partibus.

Bench of Bishops. See under Bench.

3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of
the highest church officers or superintendents.

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

5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons,
and sugar. --Swift.

6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]

If, by her bishop, or her ``grace'' alone, A genuine
lady, or a church, is known. --Saxe.


Bish"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bishoping.]
To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence,
to receive formally to favor.


Bish"op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first
practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.)
To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to
bishop an old horse or his teeth.

Note: The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a
saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting
instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in
the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a
hot iron until it is black. --J. H. Walsh.

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