bishop

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'bishop', 'Bishop': /ˈbɪʃəp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɪʃəp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bish′əp)

Inflections of 'bishop' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bishops
v 3rd person singular
bishoping
v pres p
bishoped
v past
bishoped
v past p
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Principal Translations
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bishop n (high-ranking clergyman)obispo nm
 Who is the bishop of this diocese?
 ¿Quién es el obispo de esta diócesis?
bishop n (chess piece)alfil nm
 Our chess set is missing one of the bishops.
 A nuestro ajedrez le falta uno de los alfiles.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
bishop,
Bishop n		 (spiced wine)vino especiado nm + adj
 The men drank mugs of bishop by the fire.
 Los hombres bebían jarras de vino especiado junto al fuego.
bishop [sb]⇒ vtr (appoint as bishop)nombrar como obispo a loc verb
 Until recently, female clergy could not be bishoped.
 Hasta hace poco, no se podía nombrar como obispo al clero femenino.
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'bishop' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
archbishop - bishopric - BP - cathedra - cathedral - commissary - crook - crosier - diocese - episcopal - episcopate - exeat - miter - palace - pontiff - primate - primus - suffragan - vicar apostolic
Spanish:
alfil - mitra - mitrado - obispo - episcopado - báculo pastoral - bendición episcopal - biznaga - capa magna

Collocations: is the bishop (in the church, in the diocese), consult with the bishop (about), the bishop's [robes, dais], more...

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