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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director. Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet. ii 25. 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. 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 {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}. 3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents. 4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer. 5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. --Swift. 6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.] If by her bishop, or her ``grace'' alone, A genuine lady, or a church, is known --Saxe. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bishop n 1: a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ 2: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves 3: a chess piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bishop, CA (city, FIPS 6798) Location: 37.36770 N, 118.39680 W Population (1990): 3475 (1779 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bishop, GA (town, FIPS 8200) Location: 33.81624 N, 83.43642 W Population (1990): 158 (71 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30621 Bishop, TX (city, FIPS 8392) Location: 27.58477 N, 97.79759 W Population (1990): 3337 (1286 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78343 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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).
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