bishop's ring
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈbishəps-
: a ring worn by bishops on the third finger of the right hand signifying that the bishop is wedded to the church
Bishop's ring
2 of 2noun (2)
: a faint reddish brown corona due to the sun's shining through fine dust in the atmosphere
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
after Sereno E. Bishop †1909 American missionary in Hawaii, who first explained it