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Bishop — • The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bishop     Bishop …   Catholic encyclopedia

Bishop — Bish op, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf. {Episcopal}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

bishop — noun 1) епископ 2) chess слон 3) бишоп (напиток из вина и фруктовогосока) the bishop has played the cook dir. епископ был тут поваром (говоритсяо подгоревшем блюде) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Bishop — Bish op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bishoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bishoping}.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Bishop — steht für: Bishop (Familienname), einen Familiennamen Bishop (Ortsname), Orte und Townships eine britische Selbstfahrlafette, siehe Bishop (Panzer) im englischen den Läufer im Schachspiel Bernice P. Bishop Museum (oder Museum für Natur und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Bishop —   [ bɪʃəp],    1) Elizabeth, amerikanische Schriftstellerin, * Worcester (Massachusetts) 8. 2. 1911, ✝ Boston (Massachusetts) 6. 10. 1979; reiste und lebte oft im Ausland (v. a. in Brasilien); war 1970 79 Dozentin für englische Literatur an der… …   Universal-Lexikon

Bishop — Bish op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bishoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bishoping}.] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Bishop — (spr. bischŏp), 1) Henry Rowley, engl. Komponist, geb. 18. Nov. 1786 in London, gest. daselbst 30. April 1855, machte seine Studien unter Leitung von Francesco Bianchi, wurde 1810 Musikdirektor des Coventgarden Theaters, 1813 Leiter der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Bishop — Bishop, (spr. bíschöpp), Isabella, s. Bird …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

Bishop — A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices within Christianity, the other two being… …   Wikipedia