bishop — a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbɪʃəp/
Example Sentences
- The bishop accidentally knocked over his own king while trying to capture the opponent's bishop in chess.
- Bishop Smith was appointed to lead the diocese after thirty years of faithful service.
- She sacrificed her bishop to save the queen, but her grandfather bishop would have been proud of her strategy.
bishop
NOUN[/ˈbɪʃəp/]
a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders
The bishop blesses villagers gathered at the cathedral steps on Sunday morning.
The bishop leads worship while the flagship sails beyond
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Bishop derives from Ancient Greek 'episkopos', combining 'epi' (upon, over) and 'skopos' (watcher, observer), literally meaning 'overseer' or 'supervisor'. The term passed through Latin as 'episcopus' before reaching Old English as 'biscop', eventually evolving into the modern English 'bishop'.
Breakdown
epi- (upon, over) + skopos (watcher, observer) → episkopos (overseer). The Greek 'episkopos' was Latinized to 'episcopus' and adopted into Old English, where it underwent phonetic simplification to 'biscop' and finally 'bishop'.
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📝Examples
“The bishop accidentally knocked over his own king while trying to capture the opponent's bishop in chess.”
“Bishop Smith was appointed to lead the diocese after thirty years of faithful service.”
“She sacrificed her bishop to save the queen, but her grandfather bishop would have been proud of her strategy.”
“The young bishop modernized the church services to attract younger congregation members.”
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