Sekirov Dictionary

bishop

/ˈbɪʃəp/

noun13

  1. a Christian church leader with power over the priests and churches of a large area
  2. (nonstandard) A similar official or chief priest in another religion.
  3. The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
  4. A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.
  5. A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during World War II, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.
  6. A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.
  7. (dialect) A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae.
  8. Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds.
  9. A flowering plant of the genus Bifora.
  10. (no longer used) The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.
  11. (no longer used) Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.
  12. (US, no longer used) A bustle.
  13. (dialect, no longer used) A children's smock or pinafore.

verb7

  1. To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
  2. To make a bishop.
  3. (rare) To provide with bishops.
  4. To make a horse seem younger, particularly by manipulation of its teeth.
  5. (dialect, UK) To permit food (especially milk) to burn while cooking (from bishops' role in the inquisition or as mentioned in the quotation below, of horses).
  6. (no longer used) To confirm (in its other senses).
  7. (informal, no longer used) To murder by drowning.
forms

bishoped · bishopped · bishoping · bishopping · bishops · Bishops

Phrases with bishop

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