boy bishopn.

Brit.

/ˌbɔɪ ˈbɪʃəp/, U.S.

/ˌbɔɪ ˈbɪʃəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, bishop n.

Etymology: < boy n.¹ + bishop n.With sense 2 compare post-classical Latin episcopus puerorum bishop of boys (from 13th cent. in British sources), episcopus juvenum bishop of youths (from 14th cent. in British sources), episcopus puerilis boyish bishop (15th cent. in British sources).

1. A boy appointed to a bishopric; a very young bishop. rare.

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1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops i. v. 27 The Bishop of Rome maketh boy Priests and boy Bishops, and boy Cardinals.

1682 E. Hickeringill Scandalum Magnatum 56 What Mischief to the Church (in all Ages) has it brought? To make Boy-Cardinals, and Boy-Bishops, and Novices, great before they be good.

1902 W. Barry Papal Monarchy x. 158 Boy-bishops, boy-abbots, and boy-popes, were to be the scandal of more than one century.

2. A boy elected to play the role of bishop. Also in extended use.In many medieval cathedrals and other collegiate institutions it was customary to elect a boy to act or parody the role of a bishop for a part of the Christmas period (traditionally from St Nicholas' Day to Innocents' Day). The custom was abolished by Henry VIII and again, after a revival under Mary I, by Elizabeth I in 1558, but has been revived in the modern period in some cathedrals and churches.

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society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > presiding > boy-bishop

St. Nicholas' bishop1473

child-bishop1570

boy bishop1774

1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. 248 In the statutes of Winchester-college,..Pueri, that is, the boy-bishop and his fellows, are permitted on Innocent's-day to execute all the sacred offices in the chapel.

1820 W. Scott Abbot I. xiv. 299 To give place to..the Boy-Bishop, and the Abbot of Unreason.

1876 Harper's Mag. Sept. 524/1 The choosing of a boy-bishop was another curious old English custom which prevailed at Eton.

1938 H. M. Smith Pre-Reformation England iii. 137 St. Nicholas was the patron saint of boys, and either on his feast, December 6th, or on Holy Innocents' Day, there was a Boy Bishop in the cathedrals and principal schools.

1973 Times 8 Dec. 2/5 David Bennett, aged 10, was enthroned yesterday as boy bishop of St Mary's church at Farcet, Huntingdonshire, under a tradition dating back to medieval times.

1999 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 7 Dec. 25 At Hereford Cathedral Sam Johnson, aged 14, donned mitre and robes as he became the city's Millennium boy bishop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	boy bishop
释义	boy bishopn. Brit. /ˌbɔɪ ˈbɪʃəp/, U.S. /ˌbɔɪ ˈbɪʃəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boy n.¹, bishop n. Etymology: < boy n.¹ + bishop n.With sense 2 compare post-classical Latin episcopus puerorum bishop of boys (from 13th cent. in British sources), episcopus juvenum bishop of youths (from 14th cent. in British sources), episcopus puerilis boyish bishop (15th cent. in British sources). 1. A boy appointed to a bishopric; a very young bishop. rare. ΚΠ 1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops i. v. 27 The Bishop of Rome maketh boy Priests and boy Bishops, and boy Cardinals. 1682 E. Hickeringill Scandalum Magnatum 56 What Mischief to the Church (in all Ages) has it brought? To make Boy-Cardinals, and Boy-Bishops, and Novices, great before they be good. 1902 W. Barry Papal Monarchy x. 158 Boy-bishops, boy-abbots, and boy-popes, were to be the scandal of more than one century. 2. A boy elected to play the role of bishop. Also in extended use.In many medieval cathedrals and other collegiate institutions it was customary to elect a boy to act or parody the role of a bishop for a part of the Christmas period (traditionally from St Nicholas' Day to Innocents' Day). The custom was abolished by Henry VIII and again, after a revival under Mary I, by Elizabeth I in 1558, but has been revived in the modern period in some cathedrals and churches. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > presiding > boy-bishop St. Nicholas' bishop1473 child-bishop1570 boy bishop1774 1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. 248 In the statutes of Winchester-college,..Pueri, that is, the boy-bishop and his fellows, are permitted on Innocent's-day to execute all the sacred offices in the chapel. 1820 W. Scott Abbot I. xiv. 299 To give place to..the Boy-Bishop, and the Abbot of Unreason. 1876 Harper's Mag. Sept. 524/1 The choosing of a boy-bishop was another curious old English custom which prevailed at Eton. 1938 H. M. Smith Pre-Reformation England iii. 137 St. Nicholas was the patron saint of boys, and either on his feast, December 6th, or on Holy Innocents' Day, there was a Boy Bishop in the cathedrals and principal schools. 1973 Times 8 Dec. 2/5 David Bennett, aged 10, was enthroned yesterday as boy bishop of St Mary's church at Farcet, Huntingdonshire, under a tradition dating back to medieval times. 1999 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 7 Dec. 25 At Hereford Cathedral Sam Johnson, aged 14, donned mitre and robes as he became the city's Millennium boy bishop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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