wikipedia|Bishop
English
Image:Chess bishop 0970.jpg|thumb|A bishop (chess)
Etymology
From Old English bisceop, from Latin episcopus (overseer, supervisor), from AGr. polytonic|á¼�Ï�ίÏ�κοÏ�οÏ� (episkopos) "overseer", from polytonic|á¼�Ï�ιÏ�κοÏ�ÎÏ� (episkopeÅ�) "I watch over", from polytonic|á¼�Ï�ί (epi) "over" + polytonic|Ï�κοÏ�ÎÏ� (skopeÅ�) "I examine".
Pronunciation
IPA|/�bɪ��p/
Noun
en-noun
- A high ranking official in the Catholic church who governs a diocese, or a similar official in other denominations and religions.
- context|Chess A piece that may be moved only diagonally.
- slang penis (see bash the bishop).
Translations
trans-top|church official
Anglo-Saxon: biscop m
Bosnian: t-|bs|episkop|m, t-|bs|biskup|m
Breton: eskob m
Catalan: bisbo m
Chinese: 主� (zh�jià o)
Croatian: t-|hr|biskup|m, t-|hr|episkop|m
Czech: t-|cs|biskup|m
Dutch: t+|nl|bisschop|m
Finnish: t+|fi|piispa
French: t+|fr|évêque|m
Hebrew: ��ש�ף (bishof) m
Hindi ��� (ū.nt)
Hungarian: püspök
German: t+|de|Bischof|m
Greek: t|el|εÏ�ίÏ�κοÏ�οÏ�|m|sc=Grek (epÃskopos)
Italian: t+|it|vescovo|m
Japanese: 主� (�����, shuky�)
Latin: t-|la|episcopus|m
trans-mid
Lithuanian: vyskupas m
Maltese: isqof
Northern Sami: bisma
Old Church Slavonic: tø|cu|биÑ�кѹпÑ�|m|trbiskupÅ|scCyrl|xs=Old Church Slavonic
Persian: FAchar|اس�� (osghof)
Portuguese: t+|pt|bispo|m
Polish: t+|pl|biskup|m
Romanian: episcop m
Russian: епиÑ�коп (jepÃskop) m
Serbian:
Skolt Sami: aa´rhel
Slovak: t-|sk|biskup|m
Slovene: Å¡kof m
Spanish: t-|es|obispo|m
Swedish: biskop c
Turkish: piskopos
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trans-top|chess piece
Anglo-Saxon: biscop m
Arabic: ARchar|��� (fīl) m
Bosnian: t-|bs|lovac|m, t-|bs|trka�|m, t-|bs|laufer|m
Breton: furlukin m
Chinese: 象 (xià ng)
Croatian: t-|hr|lovac|m, t-|hr|trka�|m, t-|hr|laufer|m
Czech: t-|cs|st�elec|m
Dutch: t+|nl|loper|m
Finnish: t+|fi|lähetti
French: fou "fool"
German: t+|de|Läufer|m
Greek: t+|el|αξι�μα�ικ��|m|sc=Grek (axiomatikós)
Hebrew: רץ (ratz) f
Hungarian: futó , futár , bolond
Japanese: ����� (bishoppu), �� (�����, kakugy�)
trans-mid
Korean: ko-inline|��|bisyop
Lithuanian: rikis m
Maltese: isqof
Persian: FAchar|Ù�Û�Ù� (fil)
Polish: t-|pl|goniec|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|bispo|m
Romanian: t-|ro|nebun|m
Russian: t+|ru|�лон|m|trslon|scCyrl
Serbian:
Slovak: t-|sk|strelec|m
Slovene: t-|sl|teka�|m, t+|sl|lovec|m
Spanish: t-|es|alfil|m, t-|es|arfil|m
Swedish: t+|sv|löpare|c
Turkish: t+|tr|fil
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Related terms
archbishop
Bishop Barker
bishopric
bash the bishop
See also
diocese
episcopal
Episcopalian
patriarch
primate
vicar apostolic
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