Definition of Bishops. Meaning of Bishops. Synonyms of Bishops

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Definition of Bishops

Bishop
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.
Bishop
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. Note: The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black. --J. H. Walsh.
bishop
Bustle Bus"tle, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.

Meaning of Bishops from wikipedia

- for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political...
- he serves as ex officio bishop of the Falkland Islands. As of 2024[update] the archbishop has four suffragan bishops: The bishop of Dover is given the additional...
- unbroken succession of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders. Diocesan bishops—known as eparchial bishops in the Eastern Catholic...
- bishops, usually appointed by the monarch, Presbyterian by presbyters, elected by ministers and elders. This meant arguments over the role of bishops...
- spiritual center, the bishops and archbishops of Kraków were often very influential in the city, country and abroad. From 1443 to 1791, bishops of Kraków were...
- and B&Q and the former Le Marchant Barracks, remains within Bishops Cannings parish. Bishops Cannings is a civil parish with an elected parish council....
- the Holy See bishops elect should be confirmed by their metropolitans; but the ordinance was not recorded on the Statute Roll. Three bishops only, namely:...
- church is the cathedral. Bishops who ****ist diocesan bishops are usually called auxiliary bishops. If the ****isting bishop has special faculties (typically...
- The active bishops of the Church of England are usually either diocesan bishops or suffragan bishops. Several also hold portfolios of national responsibility...
- Bishop, bishop, or Bishops in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bishop is a Christian cleric of authority. Bishop, Bishops, Bishop's, or The Bishop may...