Synonyms for bishop
ˈbɪʃ əpbish·op

Princeton's WordNet

1. 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

2. bishopnoun

   port wine mulled with oranges and cloves

3. bishopnoun

   (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

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1. bishopnoun

   Synonyms:
   prelate

2. bishopnoun

   Synonyms:
   bustle, tournure

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1. bishopnoun

   Synonyms:
   diocesan, prelate, suffragan, coadjutor, metropolitan

   Associated words:
   episcopal, episcopacy, bishopdom, episcopicide, crosier, chimere, episcopate, rochet, gremial

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1. List of paraphrases for "bishop":

   piispa, mgr, archbishop, monsignor, monseigneur, msgr., reverend

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1. List of known nicknames for "Bishop":

   Sam Tanielu

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1. Father Hendricks:

   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.

2. Pope Francis:

   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.

3. Donald Trump:

   We're very happy with the way we've done. The'18 election, the big thing was I wasn't running. People were running. But I will go and help Dan Bishop.

4. Ken McClendon:

   It was presumed because of her special condition, she would never excel and never achieve and great feat, yet watching our daughter walk across the stage at Bishop McNamara High School with honors, then going to Ball State and graduating with honors, then graduating at Syracuse with honors, and then staying here in Southeast Washington D.C., when she could have gone anywhere.

5. Carlos Cruz:

   This contradicts everything the Pope has said. He was aware of the situation but named (Barros as bishop) anyway, we were accustomed to getting slapped in the face by the Catholic church (in Chile), but getting slapped by the Pope himself is the saddest part.