释义 |
bishop1 /bishˈəp/ noun- In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches and in the Anglican Communion, a senior clergyman consecrated for the spiritual direction of a diocese, usu under an archbishop
- In the early Christian, and certain modern Protestant, churches, a spiritual overseer of a local church or group of churches
- In chess, any of four pieces, two on each side, usu with a top in the shape of a mitre, that can move in a diagonal line over any number of empty squares
- A hot drink of mulled red wine flavoured with bitter oranges
- Any of several kinds of colourful African weaver bird (also bishˈop-bird)
transitive verb- To confirm (joc)
- To appoint to the office of bishop
- To supply with bishops (rare)
- To let (milk, etc) burn while cooking (N Eng dialect)
ORIGIN: OE biscop, from L episcopus, from Gr episkopos overseer, from epi upon, and skopeein to view bishˈopdom noun - Episcopal order
- Bishops collectively
bishˈopess noun - A bishop's wife
- A female bishop (joc)
bishˈopric noun - The office and jurisdiction of a bishop
- A diocese
bishop's cap noun A genus (Mitella) of the saxifrage family, with one-sided inflorescences bishop's court noun The court of a diocesan bishop bishop sleeve noun A full sleeve drawn in tightly at the wrist bishˈopweed or bishop's weed noun Goutweed the bishop has put his foot in it (obsolete) It has burnt while cooking |