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bishop

/bˈɪʃəp/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. 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. port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
  3. (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

Words that rhyme with bishop

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