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bishop
noun(bish-op)
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
bishop
noun(bish-op)
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
bishop
noun(bish-op)
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves

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