Bishop(n.)
- A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
Bishop(n.)
- 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.
Bishop(n.)
- In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents.
Bishop(n.)
- A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
Bishop(n.)
- A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar.