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bishop

/ˈbɪʃ.əp/

bishopsubstantiv

bishops

Pl.

/ˈbɪʃ.əp/

Übersetzungen

The bishop presided over the ceremony.

Епископ возглавил церемонию.

The bishop moved diagonally across the chessboard.

Слон переместился по диагонали на шахматной доске.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.

The bishop presided over the confirmation ceremony at the cathedral.

A piece in the game of chess, which moves diagonally across the board.

He moved his bishop to capture the opponent's knight.

A mulled wine drink flavoured with citrus and spices, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.

After the frost-bitten ride, they warmed themselves with a steaming cup of bishop.

Synonyme

bishopverb

bishoped

Präteritum

bishoped

Partizip Perfekt

bishoping

Gerundium

Rare and formal uses are attested; kept because the verb is still occasionally employed in ecclesiastical and historical contexts.

Definitionen

To ordain or consecrate (someone) as a bishop.

The archbishop will bishop three new clergy next month.

bishopadjektiv

/ˈbɪʃ.əp/

Used almost exclusively as an attributive noun (e.g., "bishop sleeve", "bishop election"), functioning adjectivally.

Definitionen

Relating to a bishop or to the office held by a bishop; episcopal.

The synod debated bishop elections across the diocese.