bishop meaning
EN
[ˈbɪʃəp] 
US WBishop
- A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament Greek ἐπίσκοπος, epískopos, "overseer", "guardian") is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.
- Within the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Old Catholic and Independent Catholic churches and in the Assyrian Church of the East, bishops claim apostolic succession,
EN Bishop 
- NounPLbishopsPREbis-
- (Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman 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.
- Lucinius Crassus... wæs eac Romana ieldesta biscep.
- No pinnacle so high but the devil is a bishop over it, to visit and overlook it.
- They gave away corn, not cash; and Cicero was made bishop, or overseer, of this public victualling.
- (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.
- Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds.
- (dialectal) A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the genus Coccinellidae.
- (alcoholic beverages) A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.
- (US, archaic) A bustle.
- (Britain, dialectal, archaic) A children's smock or pinafore.
- (Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman 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.
- VerbSGbishopsPRbishopingPRbishoppingPT, PPbishopedPT, PPbishopped
- (Christianity) To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
- Why sent they it by Felton to be bishoped at Paules?
- (Christianity) To make a bishop.
- (Christianity, rare) To provide with bishops.
- (Britain, dialectal) To permit food (esp. milk) to burn while cooking (from bishops' role in the inquisition or as mentioned in the quote below, of horses).
- (by extension, of horses) To make a horse seem younger, particularly by manipulation of its teeth.
- (Britain, colloquial, obsolete) To murder by drowning.
- (Christianity) To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin. — Bishop Warburton.
- Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges circa 250
- But in the closing stages Bishop spotted a gap to go over and Hook converted to set up a nervous finish for the Blues, who managed to hold on.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- I am trolling for custom, said the actress to the bishop.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of bishop in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Nouns
- en bishops
- en bishopric
- en bishoprick
- en bishoply
- en bishoped
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "bishop" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.