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A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
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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.
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In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents.
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To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.
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A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
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A piece that moves diagonally on one color only. Each player has two Bishops at the start of the game.
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(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
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Piece capable of diagonal movement and restricted to same color squares.
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A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar.
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Mixture of wine and water
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port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
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Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Whilce Portacio and artist/co-writer Jim Lee, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991).
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Bishop 341-B is a fictional character from the Alien series of films, an android created by the Weyland-Yutani corporation. He was portrayed by actor Lance Henriksen.
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Roland Bishop or Bishop is a fictional character from the 1992 urban film Juice. He was portrayed by Tupac Shakur.
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