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ˈbɪʃ əpbish·op
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Princeton's WordNet
bishopnoun
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
bishopnoun
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
bishopnoun
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
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bishopnoun
Synonyms:
diocesan, prelate, suffragan, coadjutor, metropolitanAssociated words:
episcopal, episcopacy, bishopdom, episcopicide, crosier, chimere, episcopate, rochet, gremial
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "bishop":
piispa, mgr, archbishop, monsignor, monseigneur, msgr., reverend
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#17578 | reverend | |
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#68267 | monsignor | |
#154356 | monseigneur |
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Pope Francis wrote a very heartfelt apology, he said ‘I was wrong and I must change,’ no pope ever had fired a bishop.
There will be a meeting and then it will be decided, you know, what your parents want to do about anything. Do they want to try... to press charges... but that's between them and the bishop, they will decide, ask you what your decision is, what you're going to do, whether there will be a case or not or whether, you know, a settlement, I don't know. But as far as after that, I don't know what's going to happen. I really will have to probably really resign, retire now.
While members of the local and national media have repeatedly expressed interest in speaking to Mr. Bishop, out of respect for the Denver Police Department and their investigation, we will refrain from further comment until the investigation into this incident is complete.
The first criterion is genuine independence, any mechanism for addressing any complaint against a bishop must be free from bias or undue influence by a bishop. Our structures must preclude bishops from deterring complaints against them, from hampering their investigation, or from skewing their resolution.
The bishop said the blood is only half liquefied. It appears the saint only loves us half-way. We have to convert ourselves (to good) more so he loves us more.
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