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• He was down by a bishop and a pawn after 15 moves.From the entry down
• A bishop moves only diagonally; a rook, only sideways, forward, and back.From the entry sideways
• The bishop presided over the ceremony from his seat in the cathedral.From the entry cathedral
• Heavens, that's a big one – as the actress said to the bishop.From the entry as the actress said to the bishop
• The Orthodox consider the bishop of Rome to have always been merely a first among equals.From the entry first among equals
• Chess openings in which one fianchettos one's bishop often result in said bishop biting on granite.From the entry bite on granite
• The opposite-colored bishops endgame is usually a book draw.From the entry book
• The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.From the entry jump
• I need to develop my white-square bishop.From the entry develop
• A bishop is entitled to certain episcopalian privileges.From the entry episcopalian
• In the Latin rite, all bishops, priests, and transitional deacons are obliged to recite the Divine Office daily.From the entry office
• The bishop discharged his hierarchal duties by arbitrating the dispute.From the entry hierarchal
• Medieval paintings often depict bishops in ornate vestments.From the entry vestment
• The bishop came to enthrone the new archbishop.From the entry enthrone
• The bishop, a highly placed churchman, stated the religion's opinion.From the entry churchman
• Bishop Smith's episcopate ran for more than 30 years.From the entry episcopate
• Bishops demissionary served as rectors of several churches.From the entry demissionary
• The bishop is a colourbound piece.From the entry colourbound
• Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit.2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18. From the entry anoint
• He was therefore legitimately consecrated bishop of Jining, in Inner Mongolia, at a ceremony Monday.2019 August 27, “First Chinese bishop consecrated with pope’s OK after deal”, in AP News, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2023. From the entry Jining
• The so-called inopportunists feared an infallibility separated from the college of bishops, a personal and absolute infallibility.2018, W. De Pril, M. Lamberigts, Louvain, Belgium, and Beyond, page 486. From the entry inopportunist
• Were priests allowed, as Russell had said, to bop the bishop?2017, Lief Wright, Robby the R-Word, →OCLC, page 107. From the entry bop the bishop
• A suffragan could share the tasks which were special to bishops; for example, by conducting confirmations.2015, GR Evans, Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War. From the entry suffragan
• An Anglican bishop and a Chief Imam could be womb-brothers in Africa.2015, Robert J. Schreiter, Mission in the Third Millennium. From the entry womb-brother
• Graham James, the bishop of Norwich, is favourite everywhere of the steady-as-she-goes party.2012 September 20, Andrew Brown, “Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest”, in The Guardian (online). From the entry steady-as-she-goes
• As long as Black has the bad French bishop, White will be better in almost all endings.2012, Karsten Mueller, Alex Markgraf, The Chess Puzzle Book 4, Russell Enterprises, →ISBN, page 48. From the entry French bishop
• It is taken so because usually the bishops appear in this official dress.2011, Jordan Nyenyembe, African Catholic Priests: Confronting an Identity Problem, page 74. From the entry depersonalize
• Bishop Fisher, appalled by the extravagance, wrote, Never was seen in England such excess of apparelment before.”2011, Alison Weir, Henry VIII: King and Court, →ISBN, page 227. From the entry apparelment
• In response, the CCPA began to “self-elect” bishops at the instigation of the government.2011, Peter C. Phan, Christianities in Asia, page 154. From the entry self-elect
• White's bishop on e3 is a sorry sight when compared to Black's d5-knight.2011, Cyrus Lakdawala, The Slav: Move by Move, London: Everyman Chess, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry badification
• Jack now sought to have their marriage sacramentalized, but the bishop refused.2008, Marie A. Conn, C.S. Lewis and Human Suffering: Light Among the Shadows, HiddenSpring, page 18. From the entry sacramentalize
• Take bishops: they sat as legislators and so were part of the governing apparatus.2006 April 3, David Walker, “Beyond her imagination”, in The Guardian. From the entry apparatus
• Bishop Alfonso of Burgos claimed seniority on the basis that he represented a most ancient, Visigothically-founded monarchy.2006, Joseph Theodoor Leerssen, National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History, page 38. From the entry Visigothically
• Eventually German bishops succeeded to "purify" the centers of Hermesian thought such as Bonn, Munich, and Breslau.2005, Hans Schwarz, Theology in a Global Context: The Last Two Hundred Years, page 417. From the entry Hermesian
• Gene Robinson's installation as an Episcopal bishop was greeted largely by silence from gay quarters.2003, The Advocate, page 44. From the entry quarter
• William Durandus, bishop of Mende in the south of France, compiled a pontifical in three books.2001, Leon F. Strieder, The Promise of Obedience: A Ritual History, page 32. From the entry pontifical
• Lots of newsletters put out by the bishops of the SSPX, and its superior general.1995 October 24, Abigail Tardiff, “Re: SSPX schism ?”, in bit.listserv.catholic (Usenet). From the entry SSPXer
• For centuries a theocracy ruled by bishops, Montenegro maintained its autonomy during the Ottoman period.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 105. From the entry Montenegro

Meaning of bishop

1. noun 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.
2. noun A similar official or chief priest in another religion.
3. noun The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.

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How do you use bishop in a sentence?

Bishop is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He was down by a bishop and a pawn after 15 moves.”

What is a short sentence with bishop?

“The bishop is a colourbound piece.”

What does bishop mean?

Bishop means 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.