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bishop

bish·op
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bish-uh p]
    • /ˈbɪʃ əp/
    • /ˈbɪʃ.əp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bish-uh p]
    • /ˈbɪʃ əp/

Definitions of bishop word

  • countable noun bishop A bishop is a clergyman of high rank in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches. 3
  • countable noun bishop In chess a bishop is a piece that can be moved diagonally across the board on squares that are the same colour. 3
  • noun bishop (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Greek Orthodox Churches) a clergyman having spiritual and administrative powers over a diocese or province of the Church 3
  • noun bishop (in some Protestant Churches) a spiritual overseer of a local church or a number of churches 3
  • noun bishop a chesspiece, capable of moving diagonally over any number of unoccupied squares of the same colour 3
  • noun bishop mulled wine, usually port, spiced with oranges, cloves, etc 3

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Origin of bishop

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English bisc(e)op < Vulgar Latin *ebiscopus, for Late Latin episcopus < Greek epískopos overseer, equivalent to epi- epi- + skopós watcher; see scope

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Parts of speech for Bishop

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bishop popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bishop usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bishop

noun bishop

  • administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
  • pontiff — any pontifex.
  • pope — died 1690? Pueblo medicine man: led rebellion against the Spanish 1680.
  • cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
  • patriarch — the male head of a family or tribal line.

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