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/ˈbɪʃəp/
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[ UK /bˈɪʃəp/ ]
[ UK /bˈɪʃəp/ ]
NOUN
- (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
- port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
- a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
How To Use bishop In A Sentence
- CANON LXXXI: We have said that a Bishop, or a Presbyter must not descend himself into public offices, but must attend to ecclesiastical needs.
- Bishop Bernard Fellay revealed to ZENIT that the congregation told him to expect the publication of a statement issued "motu proprio" (on his own initiative) by Benedict XVI on the new structure of Ecclesia Dei before June 20. Fellay: Restructuring of Ecclesia Dei Imminent
- Not lords nor proletariats nor bishops nor husbands nor co-respondents nor virgins nor adultresses nor uncles nor noses. Touch and Go
- His Eminence Don Pelasio de Labastida, an eighteenth century bishop of Mexico City set a scandalous example of such indulgence in earthly pleasures. To the charreada with stars in her eyes
- Lord Fletcher, said the Bishop, was a man of unimpeachable integrity and character.
- By 1000 most English bishops were monks, and both bishops and abbots deliberated with lay magnates in the king's council.
- Black prepares the extended fianchetto of his light Bishop with… b7-b5.
- Will this issue be dealt with at the next synod of bishops? Times, Sunday Times
- It is expected that the consistory will influence the agenda for next October's synod of bishops in Rome.
- Former Suffragan Bishop of Southampton, the Rt Rev Jonathan Gledhill, ordained Cate as a deacon at Romsey Abbey in 2001 and the curate was priested the following year.
