Bish"op (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bishoping.]
[From the
name of the
scoundrel who first practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.)
To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth;
as, to bishop an old horse or
his teeth.
The plan adopted is to
cut off all
the nippers with a saw to the proper
length, and then with a cutting instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in the
corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a hot iron until it
is black. J. H. Walsh.
Bish"op , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bishoping.]
To admit into the church by
confirmation; to confirm; hence, to receive formally to favor.
Bish"op (&?;), n. [OE.
bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS.
bisceop, biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr. Gr. &?;, &?; over + &?; inspector,
fr. root of &?;,
&?;, to look to, perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See Spy, and cf. Episcopal.]
1.
A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.
Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1 Pet. ii.
25.
It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians of all shades of opinion, that in the language of the New Testament the same officer in the church
is called indifferently
"bishop" ( &?; ) and "elder" or "presbyter."
J. B. Lightfoot.
2. In the
Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal
churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler
of a diocese, bishopric, or see.
Bishop in partibus
[infidelium] (R. C.
Ch.), a bishop of a see which does not actually exist; one who has the office of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. Shipley. -- Titular bishop (R. C. Ch.), a
term officially substituted in 1882 for bishop in
partibus. -- Bench of
Bishops. See under
Bench.
3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of the highest church officers or
superintendents.
4. A
piece used in the game of chess, bearing a representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called archer.
5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons, and sugar. Swift.
6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]
If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone,
A genuine lady, or a church, is known.
Saxe.
Hear it pronounced