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   Bishop , n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. ,  over +  inspector, fr. root of , , to look to, perh.  akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal.]
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   A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
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   Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
   1 Pet. ii. 25.
   
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   It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church is called indifferently “bishop” (  ) and “elder” or “presbyter.”
   J. B. Lightfoot.
   
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   In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see.
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   Bishop in partibus [infidelium] (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. Shipley. -- Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in partibus. -- Bench of Bishops. See under Bench.
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   In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or superintendents.
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   A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
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   A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar.
   Swift.
   
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   An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]
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   If, by her bishop, or her “grace” alone,
   A genuine lady, or a church, is known.
   Saxe.
   
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   Bishop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.
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   Bishop , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.) To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth.
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   The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it is black.  
   J. H. Walsh.
   
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   Bustle, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.
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