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1.
A
spiritual
overseer
,
superintendent
,
or
director
.
Source : opted (
16217
) - auto
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
.
Source : opted (
16218
) - auto
3.
In the
Methodist
Episcopal
and
some
other churches,
one of the
highest
church
officers or superintendents.
Source : opted (
16219
) - auto
4.
A
piece
used in the
game
of chess,
bearing a
representation
of a bishop's
miter
;
--
formerly
called
archer
.
Source : opted (
16220
) - auto
5.
A
beverage
,
being a
mixture
of
wine
,
oranges or lemons,
and
sugar
.
Source : opted (
16221
) - auto
6.
An
old
name
for a woman's
bustle
.
Source : opted (
16222
) - auto
7.
To
admit
into the
church
by
confirmation
;
to
confirm
;
hence
,
to
receive
formally
to
favor
.
Source : opted (
16225
) - auto
8.
To make
seem
younger
,
by operating on the
teeth
;
as,
to
bishop
an
old
horse
or his
teeth
.
Source : opted (
16228
) - auto
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