bishop

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianity, Board gamesbishopbish‧op /ˈbɪʃəp/ noun [countable] 1 RRCa priest with a high rank in some Christian religions, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area the Bishop of Durham2 DGBa piece in the game of chess that can be moved sideways over any number of squares of the same colourExamples from the Corpusbishop• If so, it was good to give him experience as a bishop as soon as possible.• His doctrinal position is further and usefully clarified in fifteen sermons, which presumably belong to his years as abbot and bishop.• The nine-member panel of bishops serving as judges is expected to rule any day on the Righter case.• He was a popular bishop in a flourishing diocese.• In many towns - including, supremely, Rome itself - municipal authority drained towards the bishop.• With the bishops also back in the House of Lords, the political tide had now turned very markedly against the Puritans.• The bishop has not been charged, but has been on police bail since the investigation began.Origin bishop Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos “person in charge, bishop”, from epi- “over” + skeptesthai “to look”

单词	bishop
释义	bishop From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Christianity, Board gamesbishopbish‧op /ˈbɪʃəp/ noun [countable] 1 RRCa priest with a high rank in some Christian religions, who is the head of all the churches and priests in a large area the Bishop of Durham2 DGBa piece in the game of chess that can be moved sideways over any number of squares of the same colourExamples from the Corpusbishop• If so, it was good to give him experience as a bishop as soon as possible.• His doctrinal position is further and usefully clarified in fifteen sermons, which presumably belong to his years as abbot and bishop.• The nine-member panel of bishops serving as judges is expected to rule any day on the Righter case.• He was a popular bishop in a flourishing diocese.• In many towns - including, supremely, Rome itself - municipal authority drained towards the bishop.• With the bishops also back in the House of Lords, the political tide had now turned very markedly against the Puritans.• The bishop has not been charged, but has been on police bail since the investigation began.Origin bishop Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos “person in charge, bishop”, from epi- “over” + skeptesthai “to look”
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