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Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures.
Michael Novak

Meaning of "bishop" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BISHOP

Old English biscop, from Late Latin epīscopus, from Greek episkopos, from epi- + skopos watcher.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BISHOP

bishop  [ˈbɪʃəp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BISHOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bishop is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BISHOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Old Catholic and Independent Catholic churches and in the Assyrian Church of the East, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles. Within these churches, bishops are seen as those who possess the full priesthood and can ordain clergy – including other bishops. Some Protestant churches including the Lutheran and Methodist churches have bishops serving similar functions as well, though not always understood to be within apostolic succession in the same way. One who has been ordained deacon, priest, and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the priesthood, given responsibility by Christ to govern, teach and sanctify the Body of Christ, members of the Faithful. Priests, deacons and lay ministers cooperate and assist their bishop in shepherding a flock.

Definition of bishop in the English dictionary

The first definition of bishop in the dictionary is a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches. Other definition of bishop is a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour. Bishop is also mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BISHOP


archbishop
ˈɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp
catchup
ˈkætʃəp
ketchup
ˈkɛtʃəp
unbishop
ʌnˈbɪʃəp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BISHOP

biserial
biseriate
biserrate
bisexual
bisexualism
bisexuality
bisexually
bish
Bishkek
Bisho
Bishop Auckland
bishop sleeve
bishop´s mitre
bishop´s weed
bishop´s-cap
bishopbird
bishopdom
bishopess
bishopric
bishopweed

WORDS THAT END LIKE BISHOP

a bull in a china shop
all over the shop
barbershop
bike shop
body repair shop
body shop
bookshop
coffee shop
five-faced bishop
flower shop
gift shop
one-stop shop
pet shop
Photoshop
print shop
repair shop
sex shop
shop
shut up shop
workshop

Synonyms and antonyms of bishop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BISHOP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bishop» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bishop

Translation of «bishop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BISHOP

Find out the translation of bishop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bishop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bishop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obispo
570 millions of speakers

English

bishop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिशप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أُسْقُف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

епископ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bispo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évêque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Uskup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bischof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主教
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주교
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uskup
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giám mục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிஷப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिशप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piskopos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vescovo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biskup
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

єпископ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

episcop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίσκοπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Biskop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biskop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biskop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bishop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BISHOP»

The term «bishop» is very widely used and occupies the 8.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BISHOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bishop» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bishop» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bishop

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10 QUOTES WITH «BISHOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bishop.
1
George Carey
People have described me as a management bishop but I say to my critics, Jesus was a management expert too.
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Godfried Danneels
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local bishop should be the one to relate to theologians to determine orthodoxy.
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Ignatius of Antioch
You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.
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Ignatius of Antioch
Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.
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William P. Leahy
By no means do I anticipate screening those who come on to campus... And I have no difficulty if a bishop across the country or some local pastor may say that's not Catholic teaching - that's fine.
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James Martineau
The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest.
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Margaret D. Nadauld
A woman of faith is blessed by faithful men in her life who hold the priesthood of God and honor this privilege: her father, bishop, husband, brothers, sons. They value her and the divine gifts given by God to His daughter. They sustain and encourage, and they understand the great mission of her life as a woman. They love her; they bless her.
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Michael Novak
Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures.
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Elaine Pagels
People who are comfortable with very clear boundaries and group definitions don't like the instability and ambiguity of people who say they are more advanced Christians, or they don't have to do what the bishop says.
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Junior Seau
Football is a chess game to me. If you move your pawn against my bishop, I'll counter that move to beat you. Football is the same way. I study so much film that I know exactly what teams are going to do. I love knowing what a offense is going to run and stuffing that play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BISHOP»

Discover the use of bishop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bishop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
The field of pattern recognition has undergone substantial development over the years. This book reflects these developments while providing a grounding in the basic concepts of pattern recognition and machine learning.
Christopher M. Bishop, 2006
2
Artificial Hells: Participatory Art and the Politics of ...
Artificial Hells is the first historical and theoretical overview of socially engaged participatory art, known in the US as “social practice.” Claire Bishop follows the trajectory of twentieth-century art and examines key moments in the ...
Claire Bishop, 2012
3
Computer Security: Art and Science
Computer Security is useful for computer security professionals and students. "This is an excellent text that should be read by every computer security professional and student." --Dick Kemmerer, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Matt Bishop, 2003
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Remembering Elizabeth Bishop: An Oral Biography
This book interweaves more than 120 interviews with relatives, friends, colleagues, and students of Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979), one of America's finest poets.
Gary Fountain, 1996
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Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of it
Biography of poet Elizabeth Bishop that pieces together the compelling and painful story of her life and traces the writing of her poems.
Brett Candlish Millier, 1993
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Bishop: The Art of Questioning Authority by an Authority in ...
In sixty previous books Will Willimon has worked the first two. This book is of the “What to do?” genre. Many believe the long decline of The United Methodist Church is a crisis of effective leadership. Willimon takes this problem on.
William H. Willimon, 2012
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Sarah Bishop
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother, who take opposite sides in the War of Independence, Sarah Bishop flees from the British who seek to arrest her and struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.
Scott O'Dell, 1980
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Bishop Lists: Formation of Apostolic Succession of Bishops ...
Bishop Lists: Formation of Apostolic Succession of Bishops in Ecclesiastical Crises is a revision of his doctoral dissertation in New Testament and Early Christian Literature completed under Robert M. Grant at the University of Chicag
Robert Lee Williams, 2005
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Simply Bishop's: Easy Seasonal Recipes
Draws on the author's philosophies about the benefits of simple and elegant food carefully prepared using local ingredients, sharing a range of seasonally organized recipes for popular dishes from Bishop's Restaurant. Reprint.
John Bishop, Dennis Green, 2009
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C# 3.0 Design Patterns
This practical guide offers you a clear introduction to the classic object-oriented design patterns, and explains how to use the latest features of C# 3.0 to code them.
Judith Bishop, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BISHOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bishop is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bishop praises role of priests in Berkeley tragedy
Bishop William Crean of Cloyne said that it was encouraging to see a positive portrayal of priests in the midst of the tragic loss of life in Berkeley ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
TN bishop waits to respond on Episcopal marriage vote
In the wake of the Episcopal Church's approval for clergy to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
3
Bishop Murphy Eliminates Annulment Fees
I will link to whatever finally becomes published. Nevertheless, this is good news, and I applaud Bishop Murphy for taking a step toward making ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
4
Bishop Effect: 6-foot-9 goalie 'trying to make a name for myself' at …
“I've never really been able to play like an NHL goalie until Ben Bishop came along,” he explained, per TSN 1040. “I've just kinda played my ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
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Bishop looking forward to working with others in an 'outward-looking …
The new Roman Catholic Bishop of Nottingham has pledged that his will be an outward-looking ministry, seeking to work with other Christian ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
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Bishop Tobin: Church vandalism was 'act of violence and anger'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin made his way Monday to a Catholic church that was defaced by vandals. «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
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Bishop finds baby on side of Md. road; mother arrested
A Maryland mother is being held on $500,000 bail after a local bishop and his wife found her infant daughter strapped in a baby carrier on the ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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'We are the Jesus Movement' - TEC Presiding Bishop-elect
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] “Now I've got one word for you,” the Rt Revd Michael Curry of North Carolina, Presiding Bishop-Elect, ... «Anglicannews, Jul 15»
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Congressman Bishop Urges Vigilance for Potential ISIS Attacks
Michigan Congressman Mike Bishop says people in Michigan should be concerned about the power ISIS is gaining ground in the Middle East. «WILX-TV, Jul 15»
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Bishop Canevin's Vallecorsa commits to Cal (Pa.)
The Bishop Canevin rising senior has known for years she wanted to continue her playing career at the collegiate level. She will get her chance ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

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