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bishop

1

[ bish-uhp ]

noun

  1. a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of the ministry.
  2. a spiritual supervisor, overseer, or the like.
  3. Chess. one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any unobstructed distance diagonally, one on white squares and the other on black.
  4. a hot drink made of port wine, oranges, cloves, etc.
  5. Also called bishop bird. any of several colorful African weaverbirds of the genus Euplectes, often kept as pets.


verb (used with object)

bishoped, bishoping.
  1. to appoint to the office of bishop.

Bishop

2

[ bish-uhp ]

noun

  1. Elizabeth, 1911鈥79, U.S. poet.
  2. Hazel Gladys, 1906鈥1998, U.S. chemist and businesswoman.
  3. John Peale, 1892鈥1944, U.S. poet and essayist.
  4. Morris (Gilbert), 1893鈥1973, U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer.
  5. William Avery Billy, 1894鈥1956, Canadian aviator: helped to establish Canadian air force.

bishop

1

/ 藞产瑟蕛蓹辫 /

noun

  1. (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox Churches) a clergyman having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church See also suffragan episcopal
  2. (in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches
  3. a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour
  4. mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bishop

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/ 藞产瑟蕛蓹辫 /

noun

  1. BishopElizabeth19111979FUSWRITING: poet Elizabeth . 1911鈥79, US poet, who lived in Brazil. Her poetry reflects her travelling experience, esp in the tropics
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bishop

  1. American molecular biologist who, working with Harold Varmus, discovered oncogenes. For this work, Bishop and Varmus shared the 1989 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

bishop

  1. In some Christian churches , a person appointed to oversee a group of priests or ministers and their congregations. In the Anglican Communion , the Eastern Orthodox Church , and the Roman Catholic Church , bishops are considered the successors of the Twelve Apostles .
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  • 耻苍路诲别谤路产颈蝉丑路辞辫 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bishop1

before 900; Middle English; Old English bisc ( e ) op < Vulgar Latin *ebiscopus, for Late Latin episcopus < Greek 别辫铆蝉办辞辫辞蝉 overseer, equivalent to epi- epi- + 蝉办辞辫贸蝉 watcher; scope
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bishop1

Old English biscop , from Late Latin 别辫墨蝉肠辞辫耻蝉 , from Greek episkopos , from epi- + skopos watcher
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He reminded us, as priests and bishops, that our calling is not from afar but from within the lives of those we serve.

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Where one of Gomez鈥檚 own auxiliary bishops, the late David O鈥機onnell, fought environmental racism on behalf of Black parishioners in South L.A., stood with striking hotel workers and prayed with parishioners outside Planned Parenthood clinics.

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Dogma is out, empathy is in, and Francis's question about an errant bishop: "Who am I to judge?"

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McElroy steadily moved his way up to becoming the archdiocesan vicar for parish life and development and served in that role until his appointment to be the sixth bishop of San Diego in March 2015.

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It鈥檚 no wonder Francis wrote a letter to U.S. bishops rebuking Trump鈥檚 migrant crackdown, and taking direct aim at Vance鈥檚 claim that medieval Catholic theology supports the administration鈥檚 actions.

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