bishopnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɪʃ.əp/us/ˈbɪʃ.əp/bishop noun [ C ] (PRIEST)
a priest of high rank who is in charge of the priests of lower rank in a particular area:
the Bishop of Durham
Bishop Desmond Tutu
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- the consecration of the new bishop
- We are counting on your speech, bishop, to give some moral uplift to the delegates.
- The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.
- Poverty and ignorance, the bishop said, were the forces of evil in our society today.
- The bishop's speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishopric
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- deaconess
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
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bishop noun [ C ] (CHESS)
a piece that moves from corner to corner along squares of the same colour
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Board games
- backgammon
- blitz
- board game
- castle
- checkers
- Chutes and Ladders
- counter
- defence
- draught
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- grandmaster
- pawn
- pin
- queen
- queenside
- resign
- rook
- square
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