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...
- 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...
- of a House of Bishops varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Typically, they consist of archbishops and/or Primates, diocesan bishops and sometimes...
- diocesan bishop, e.g., the bishops of Durham, Guildford and St Albans, and will have a cathedral. There may be one or more suffragan bishops within the...
- Nme – the Fratellis + the Bishops | KOKO London". Koko.uk.com. Retrieved 2 March 2013. "Higher Now / In The Night by THE BISHOPS – 7" – Boomkat – Your independent...
- with bishops of Iceland's two medieval dioceses of Skálholt and Hólar.[citation needed] Hungrvaka (short biographies of the first five bishops of Skálholt...
- they serve 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...
- the Latin Vulgate, the Bishops' Bible cannot strictly claim to have been entirely translated from the original tongues. The Bishops' Bible was first published...
- to refer to the bishops alone. The term "pope" was still used loosely until the sixth century, being at times ****umed by other bishops. The term "hierarchy"...