Bishop \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.]
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   1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
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            Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned
            unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet.
                                                  ii. 25.
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            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.
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   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.
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   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.
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   3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of
      the highest church officers or superintendents.
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   4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a
      representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called
      archer.
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   5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons,
      and sugar. --Swift.
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   6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]
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            If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone,
            A genuine lady, or a church, is known. --Saxe.
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	Bishop \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.
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	Bishop \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.
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   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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	Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.
   A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by
   women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also
   bishop, and tournure.
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	bishop
    n 1: 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
    2: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
    3: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied
       squares of the same color

	

	53 Moby Thesaurus words for "bishop":
   Aaronic priesthood, Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father,
   Melchizedek priesthood, Seventy, abuna, antipope, apostle,
   archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bishop coadjutor, canon,
   cardinal, cardinal bishop, cardinal deacon, cardinal priest,
   castle, chaplain, chessman, coadjutor, curate, deacon, dean,
   diocesan, ecclesiarch, elder, exarch, hierarch, high priest, king,
   knight, man, metropolitan, papa, patriarch, pawn, penitentiary,
   piece, pontiff, pope, prebendary, prelate, priest, primate, queen,
   rector, rook, rural dean, subdean, suffragan, teacher, vicar

	

	Bishop
   an overseer. In apostolic times, it is quite manifest that there
   was no difference as to order between bishops and elders or
   presbyters (Acts 20:17-28; 1 Pet. 5:1, 2; Phil. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3).
   The term bishop is never once used to denote a different office
   from that of elder or presbyter. These different names are
   simply titles of the same office, "bishop" designating the
   function, namely, that of oversight, and "presbyter" the dignity
   appertaining to the office. Christ is figuratively called "the
   bishop [episcopos] of souls" (1 Pet. 2:25).

	

	BISHOP. An ecclesiastical officer, who is the chief of the clergy of his 
diocese, and is the archbishop's assistant. Happily for this country, these 
officers are not recognized by law. They derive all their authority from the 
churches over which they preside. Bishop's COURT, Eng. law. An 
ecclesiastical court held in the cathedral of each diocese, the judge of 
which is the bishop's chancellor. 
	

	Bishop, CA -- U.S. city in California
   Population (2000):    3575
   Housing Units (2000): 1867
   Land area (2000):     1.750266 sq. miles (4.533169 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.750266 sq. miles (4.533169 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            06798
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             37.365087 N, 118.394896 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Bishop, CA
    Bishop

	

	Bishop, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
   Population (2000):    146
   Housing Units (2000): 67
   Land area (2000):     0.775768 sq. miles (2.009231 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.775768 sq. miles (2.009231 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            08200
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.816355 N, 83.436304 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     30621
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Bishop, GA
    Bishop

	

	Bishop, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    3305
   Housing Units (2000): 1269
   Land area (2000):     2.370688 sq. miles (6.140054 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.370688 sq. miles (6.140054 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            08392
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             27.585178 N, 97.799437 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     78343
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Bishop, TX
    Bishop