Definition
bishop
noun
- a high-ranking Christian cleric who supervises priests and churches in a diocese
- a chess piece that moves diagonally across the board
Examples
- The bishop delivered a sermon at the cathedral.
- She was ordained as the first female bishop in the diocese.
- The bishop blessed the new church building.
- He moved his bishop to attack the opponent’s queen.
- In chess, each player starts with two bishops.
- The white bishop captured the black knight.