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a high-ranking priest who supervises all the churches and priests in a city
- The bishop presided over the ordination ceremony for the new priests in the diocese.
- During the annual meeting, the bishop addressed concerns from various parishes in the city.
- The cathedral, being the seat of the bishop, hosted several important religious events throughout the year.
- The bishop met with community leaders to discuss ways the church could support local social programs.
- After years of dedicated service, he was appointed bishop and given responsibility for overseeing all the churches in the city.
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(in chess) a piece that moves diagonally across any number of unoccupied squares of the same color
A bishop is a chess piece that moves diagonally across the board. It can travel any number of squares along a diagonal, but it cannot move horizontally or vertically. Each player starts with two bishops, one on a light-colored square and one on a dark-colored square, and each bishop can only move on squares of the same color it started on. The bishop is a powerful piece in the endgame because of its long-range movement, but it is often less valuable in the early stages of the game when the board is crowded with other pieces.
- He sacrificed his bishop to protect the queen.
- Each player starts with two bishops.
- The bishop controls long diagonal lines on the board.
- She moved her bishop to check the king.
- Losing a bishop early can weaken your defense.
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a hot drink made from port wine spiced with oranges and cloves
- They served bishop by the fire on a cold evening.
- He warmed a pot of bishop for his guests after dinner.
- The old recipe for bishop called for grated orange peel and cloves.
- She preferred bishop to punch during the winter holidays.
- The tavern offered a strong bishop that filled the room with spice.