VariousWords beta
Related Terms:
Definitions:
Noun
Definition: a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
Definition: port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
Definition: (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
Definition: An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
Definition: Alternative letter-case form of bishop, particularly as a title or term of address.
Verb
Definition: To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
Definition: To murder by drowning.