Synonyms for bishop
ˈbɪʃ əpbishop

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

Matched Categories

1. • Anglican Communion
   • Chess
   • Chessman
   • Mulled Wine
   • Priest

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bishopnoun

   Synonyms:
   prelate

2. bishopnoun

   Synonyms:
   bustle, tournure

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. bishopnoun

   Synonyms:
   diocesan, prelate, suffragan, coadjutor, metropolitan

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bishop":

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

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Bishop":

   Sam Tanielu

Suggested Resources

1. bishop

   Song lyrics by bishop -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by bishop on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce bishop ?

How to say bishop in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use bishop in a sentence?

1. Peter Isely:

   What is most important about the Pope’s speech is what he did not say. He did not say that he will change church law so that any priest who has sexually abused a child will be permanently removed from ministry, he did not say that any bishop who has been proven to have covered up sex crimes will be removed from office. Until he at least says and does that, nothing else he says and does will be effective in ending the crisis.

2. Pope Francis on Wednesday:

   Now you are facing this stream of Latin immigration which affects many of your dioceses, not only as the Bishop of Rome, but also as a pastor from the South, I feel the need to thank and encourage you.

3. Daniel DiNardo:

   The first criterion is genuine independence, any mechanism for addressing any complaint against a bishop must be free from bias or undue influence by a bishop. Our structures must preclude bishops from deterring complaints against them, from hampering their investigation, or from skewing their resolution.

4. Bishop Sycamore coach Andre Peterson:

   There’s nothing that I’ve gotten out of this that would constitute Bishop Sycamore as a scam because I ’m not gaining anything financially from what we’re doing. The reality of Bishop Sycamore is that I have a son( Javan) that’s also in the program and has been in the program for four years.

5. Christopher Velasquez:

   Bishop Baldacchino did not receive a response from the senator.