BISHOP Synonyms

• the superior of an abbey of monks

• a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

• of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)

• a clergyman or other person in religious orders

• only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus

• a person authorized to conduct religious worship

• the head of the Roman Catholic Church

• a senior clergyman and dignitary

• a clergyman who watches over a group of people

• a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

• watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

• tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

• a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

• (Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel

• (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish

• a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy

• a senior clergyman and dignitary

• not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree

• a judge of a probate court

• the expected or commonplace condition or situation

• a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death

• an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel

• (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

• lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

• A person who consecrates

• an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese