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bishop
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bishop
n.
church official who oversees a number of Christian churches; piece in the game of chess
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Bishop
A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek , epískopos, "overseer", "guardian") is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.
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bishop
Noun
1. a clergyman 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
(hypernym) priest
(hyponym) archbishop
(classification) Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England
2. port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
(hypernym) mulled wine
3. (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
(hypernym) chessman, chess piece
(classification) chess, chess game
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bishop
n.
biskup; střelec
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bishop
Rzecz.
biskup; goniec
