bischop
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English bisċop, from Latin episcopus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiʃəp/
Noun
bischop (plural bischoppes)
- bishop (clergy member that heads a diocese)
- 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Acts xx. 28
- c. 1383, John Wyclif, Selected Works, III. 310
- A clergy member ranking a bishop or higher
- A high priest or other ranking non-Christian religious official.
- A spiritual leader.
Related terms
- bischophod
- byschopryke, bischopryche
- erchebischop
References
- “bishop (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
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