Thesaurus: Bishops
n 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 Apostle…
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- n 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 n port wine mulled with oranges and cloves n (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color