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(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

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bishop

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/ˈbɪʃəp/

Noun

nonstandard obsolete dialectal US archaic UK

Japanese Meaning

キリスト教における教区を担当し、教会の司祭や教区の運営に関与する教会の役職者、すなわち「司教」

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The bishop inspected the parish schools and met with the priests to discuss rebuilding the parish hall.

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司教は教区の学校を視察し、司祭たちと会って教区集会所の再建について話し合った。

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(religion, nonstandard) A similar official or chief priest in another religion.

The Caliphaes of the Sarasins were kings and chiefe bishops in their religion.

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(obsolete) The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.

They gave away corn, not cash; and Cicero was made bishop, or overseer, of this public victualling.

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(obsolete) Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.

There is no place we see privileged from temptations, no desert so solitary but the devil will seek it out; no pinnacle so high but the devil is a bishop over it, to visit and overlook it.

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A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.

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(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.