bischop
See also: Bischop
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bisschop, bisshop, byschop, bishup, busshop, bushop, busschop, bysshop, bissop, biscop, bisscopp
Etymology
From Old English bisċop, from Latin episcopus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiʃup/
Noun
bischop (plural bischoppes)
- bishop (clergy member that heads a diocese)
- 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Acts xx. 28
- Al the folk in which the Hooly Gost sette ȝou bischopis.
- [Compare Tyndale oversears, Cranmer ouersears, Geneva Ouersears, Douay bishops, KJV ouerseers, ERV bishops with the marginal gloss or overseers.]
- Al the folk in which the Hooly Gost sette ȝou bischopis.
- c. 1383, John Wyclif, Selected Works, III. 310
- Crist veriest bischop of alle.
- 1382, Wycliffe's Bible, Acts xx. 28
- A clergy member ranking a bishop or higher.
- A high priest or other ranking non-Christian religious official.
- (by extension) Any spiritual leader.
Related terms
- bischophod
- bischopriche
- erchebischop
Descendants
- English: bishop (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: bishop
References
- “bishop, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.